an introduction of emotional intelligence and its role in medical education: a brief review of literature

emotional intelligence is a different way of being smart and it is the ability to understand and recognize emotional status and managing emotions, which promotes productivity, proper social relations and makes good decision in life. there are growing reports of the integration of emotional intelligence in medical practice, so the purpose of this paper is a literature review related to emotional intelligence and its role in medical education.   key words : emotional intelligence , medical education