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Health literacy in transitions of care: an innovative objective structured clinical examination for fourth-year medical students in an internship preparation course.
Bloom-Feshbach K, Casey D, Schulson L, et al. Health Literacy in Transitions of Care: An Innovative Objective Structured Clinical Examination for Fourth-Year Medical Students in an Internship Preparation Course. J Gen Intern Med. 2016;31(2):242-246. doi:10.1007/s11606-015-3513-1.
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October 28, 2015
Bloom-Feshbach K, Casey D, Schulson L, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2016;31(2):242-246.
This educational intervention study found that participation in a skills-based health literacy workshop enhanced medical students' communication during a standardized patient examination compared to students who had not completed the workshop. These results show that literacy-appropriate communication is a teachable skill. A previous AHRQ WebM&M interview discussed the importance of health literacy for patient safety.
