Keywords
Medical students
Doctor-patient communication
Function analysis
Submitted : 2025-12-16
Accepted : 2025-12-31
Published : 2026-01-15
Abstract
With the continuous development of the medical industry, the harmonious and stable doctor-patient relationship has become a focus of social concern. As the core force of the future medical team, medical students’ doctor-patient communication skills directly affect the direction of the doctor-patient relationship. As an important carrier for cultivating medical students’ humanistic qualities, humanities education courses play an irreplaceable role in improving their doctor-patient communication skills.
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