TY - JOUR AU - Nestel, Debra AU - Tierney, Tanya PY - 2007 DA - 2007/03/02 TI - Role-play for medical students learning about communication: Guidelines for maximising benefits JO - BMC Medical Education SP - 3 VL - 7 IS - 1 AB - Role-play is widely used as an educational method for learning about communication in medical education. Although educational theory provides a sound rationale for using this form of simulation, there is little published evidence for its effectiveness. Students' prior experiences of role-play may influence the way in which they engage in this method. This paper explores students' experiences with the aim of producing guidelines for maximising the benefits of role-play within this learning context. SN - 1472-6920 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6920-7-3 DO - 10.1186/1472-6920-7-3 ID - Nestel2007 ER -