Use of trained mothers to teach interviewing skills to first-year medical students: a follow-up study.
Publication/Presentation Date
8-1-1977
Abstract
This report describes an attempt to evaluate the effectiveness of "trained mother" interviews early in the medical school curriculum. As an adjunct to a first-year course that teaches interviewing techniques, half of the students were exposed to an interview with one of three trained mothers early in the course. This treatment interview was immediately followed by a feedback session which concentrated on the content and process of interviewing. At the end of the course, all students had an evaluative interview. Those students who had an initial interview and feedback session with a trained mother scored significantly higher on both the content and process of their interviews than the control group. This technique is an effective and efficient way to teach interviewing skills to medical students prior to entering any of their clinical clerkships. A follow-up assessment conducted one year later indicated that one interview with a trained mother is sufficient for optimal learning and that the skills learned are retained over at least that period of time.
Volume
60
Issue
2
First Page
165
Last Page
169
ISSN
0031-4005
Published In/Presented At
Stillman, P. L., Sabers, D. L., & Redfield, D. L. (1977). Use of trained mothers to teach interviewing skills to first-year medical students: a follow-up study. Pediatrics, 60(2), 165–169.
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
887330
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article