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Training tomorrow’s doctors to be better communicators: Lessons from Evonne Kaplan-Liss

 

First and foremost, our doctors are going to be trained to be empathetic in everything they do and every encounter they have. What does empathy have to do with communication? Everything.

The new TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine in Fort Worth, Texas, is passionate about teaching tomorrow’s doctors to be empathetic scholars. Evonne Kaplan-Liss is leading the charge by banishing jargon and teaching doctors to be better communicators and listeners.