Perceptions of patients, physicians, and medical students on physicians’ appearance*

Perceptions of patients, physicians, and Medical students on physicians' appearance.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the impressions made by different styles of dress and appearance adopted by physicians on patients, medical students and other physicians in Brazil. METHODS Two hundred fifty nine patients, 119 students, and 99 physicians answered questions related to a panel of male and female physicians' pictures covering the following styles: white clothing; white coat; formal, inf...

The effect of white coats and gender on medical students’ perceptions of physicians

BACKGROUND Despite the fact that medical schools spend a considerable effort to rate clinical instructors, there is limited evidence regarding the effect of physical characteristics on instructor ratings. White coats have been shown to alter patients' perceptions of physicians although it has not been determined if preceptors who wear white coats are rated differently than their colleagues. M...

Empathy among physicians, medical students and candidates.

BACKGROUND Empathy is one of the crucial personality traits for all medical professionals, including physicians. The importance of empathy in doctor-patient relationship cannot be overestimated, as it is beneficial for both sides. Regrettably, there is evidence for the decline in this trait over the course of medical studies. SUBJECTS AND METHODS The participants were 509 voluntary respondent...

Mortality among medical students and young physicians.

Medical students’ and physicians’ attitudes toward patients’ consent to participate in clinical training

Introduction: The responsibility of the medical training teamtowards a patient referring to an academic medical center hasnot been fully clarified. In this article we have looked at currentpractice in Medical University of Isfahan and evaluated theattitude of the medical team towards patients’consent to beinvolved in medical students’education.Methods: In this cross-sectional study, conducted i...