De l'art dramatique à l'art de l'entrevue médicale : retour d'une expérience auprès d'étudiants en médecine.

Purpose: Teaching doctor-patient communication needs improvement, in the medical curriculum, both in terms of skill and attitudes. Objectives: The objectives were to describe and evaluate the students' interest in doctor-patient communication training, using teaching tools combining acting technics and simulation. Methods: Thirty-three medical students (fourth- and fifth-years) participated in these communication workshops starting with a theatrical approach and then a medical consultation simulation with standardized patients. Results: The majority of the students (92%) who participated at these workshops felt that the experience improved their skills and their know-how. Ninety-four percent validated the influence of these workshops on their future practice. Conclusion: This form of teaching using a theatrical approach and standardized patient, which embodies frequent or complex clinical problems, using video, student observers and debriefing between all the participants, gather a very strong adherence and a great benefit for the learners. The positive results of this experience encourage us to extend this teaching to all fourth- and fifth-year medical students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]