Assessing clinical communication skills in physicians: are the skills context specific or generalizable

BMC Medical Education

Table 4 Correlation Matrix of Communication Skills in OSCEs and Supervised Clinical Practice

	Mini-CEX Communication¹	OSCE-SP²Communication	OSCE- Physician³Communication	PAR Co-worker Communication	PAR Patient Communication
OSCE-SP Communication	0.30
OSCE- Physician Communication	0.21	0.70**
PAR Co-worker Communication	0.43	0.27	0.11
PAR Patient Communication	0.61**	0.16	-0.03	0.43*
ITER Communication	0.50*	0.10	0.10	0.24	0.37*

* p < 0.05 ** p < 0.01
¹Score of Medical Interviewing skills on the Mini-CEX was used as a measure of communication skills (Dr. Patient communication)
² Score on Communication Checklist used by the standardized patient
³ Score on Communication Checklist used by the physician

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