Social skills of medical teachers: Do we need to take them in account? Kukolja Taradi S, Vrcić-Keglević M, Taradi M, Antičević D. University of Zagreb Medical School Croatia Croatian Association of Medical Education AMEE 2008 - Association for Medical Education in Europe Conference, 30 August to 3 September Prague, Czech Republic (http://www.amee.org)

Kukolja Taradi S, Vrcić-Keglević M, Taradi M, Antičević D.

University of Zagreb Medical School

Croatia

Introduction What makes a good medical teacher?

What makes

a good medical teacher?

the activity of facilitating learning Teaching is...

the activity of facilitating learning

Cognitive & Noncognitive Skills What makes a good medical teacher?

Cognitive & Noncognitive Skills

Competence

Relationships

The ability to build rapport

Generativity

Emotional activation

Empathy

Self-awerness

Listening skills, including letting others know you are listening

The ability to remain relaxed, or at a tolerable level of anxiety while in social situations

Method

The questionnaire 1 6 statements that measured the respondents’ attitudes toward some social situations a five-point Likert scale : 1 – very difficult to cope with the situation 5 – very easy to cope with the situation minimum score 16, maximum score 80.

1 6 statements that measured the respondents’ attitudes toward some social situations

a five-point Likert scale :

1 – very difficult to cope with the situation

5 – very easy to cope with the situation

minimum score 16, maximum score 80.

The questionnaire Examples of statements To go to see a doctor when feeling bad... To comfort a friend who is depressed... To give an official speech in front of unknown people... To play social games (popular card-games, bowling...) To be a host on a party... To complain to good neighbours about being to noisy... To apologize to a colleague for something you forgot to do... ...

Examples of statements

To go to see a doctor when feeling bad...

To comfort a friend who is depressed...

To give an official speech in front of unknown people...

To play social games (popular card-games, bowling...)

To be a host on a party...

To complain to good neighbours about being to noisy...

To apologize to a colleague for something you forgot to do...

...

Participants 50 medical teachers from 2 Croatian Medical Schools (Zagreb, Rijeka) Clinical - 27 Preclinical - 16 Public health and primary care - 6

50 medical teachers from 2 Croatian Medical Schools (Zagreb, Rijeka)

Clinical - 27

Preclinical - 16

Public health and primary care - 6

Results Limitation nonstandardized questionnaire small sample

Limitation

nonstandardized questionnaire

small sample

Results 1 6 statements that measured the respondents’ attitudes toward some social situations a five-point Likert scale : 1 – very difficult to cope with the situation 5 – very easy to cope with the situation minimum score 16, maximum score 80 (<48 – “poor social skills”)

1 6 statements that measured the respondents’ attitudes toward some social situations

a five-point Likert scale :

1 – very difficult to cope with the situation

5 – very easy to cope with the situation

minimum score 16, maximum score 80 (<48 – “poor social skills”)

Results Statement 5: To go to the funeral of a close relative or a friend 4 3 2 5 1 5 3 4 5 5 4 1 5 3 3 4 3 3 3 1 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 2 1 1 5 1 1 5 2 3 4 3 5 2 5 3 2 1 5 1 5 2 1

Statement 5:

To go to the funeral of a close relative or a friend

Do we need to evaluate/work on the improvement of social skills of medical teachers?

Take-home message Self-awerness is at the core of developing top-notch social skills

Self-awerness is at the core of developing top-notch social skills

Thank you !