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Table 8 Self-evaluation of communication skills: indicate your level of agreement with the following statements: I am confident that I have the appropriate knowledge and skills to:

From: Students’ view upon graduation: a survey of medical education in Taiwan

Item

Results (%)

  
 

Strongly agree

Agree

No opinion

Disagree

Strongly disagree

Missing rate

Mean

Count

1

12.6

67.0

12.6

2.6

0

5.2

3.7

256

2

14.1

61.9

14.4

3.7

0.7

5.2

3.7

256

3

11.1

50.0

20.7

10.7

2.2

5.3

3.4

256

4

9.3

51.1

23.0

10.7

0.7

5.2

3.4

256

5

7.0

39.3

25.9

20.4

2.2

5.2

3.1

256

6

8.9

45.2

25.2

13.7

1.9

5.1

3.3

256

  1. Key to statement number:
  2. 1. Assess the health practices of a patient using alternative therapies.
  3. 2. Negotiate with a patient who is requesting unnecessary tests or procedures.
  4. 3. Provide safe sex counseling to a patient whose sexual orientation differs from mine.
  5. 4. Discuss treatment options with a patient with terminal illness.
  6. 5. Discuss a prescription error I made with the patient.
  7. 6. Initiate discussion of DNR (“do not resuscitate”) orders with a patient or family member.