Trajectories of medical students’ empathy nowadays: a longitudinal study using a comprehensive framework of empathy

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Valérie Carrard · University of Lausanne

Céline Bourquin · University of Lausanne

Sylvie Berney · University of Lausanne

Setareh Ranjbar · University of Lausanne

Katja Schlegel · University of Bern

Jacques Gaume · University of Lausanne

Pierre‐Alexandre Bart ·

Abstract

This study revealed significant increases in cognitive empathy, affective empathy, and emotion recognition. Developments in today's medical curricula may have contributed to the observed increase in empathy. Future multisite studies are warranted to identify the features of the educational environment that impact the trajectories of empathy during medical school.

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Empathy and Medical Education Innovations in Medical Education Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout

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Published in: BMC Medical Education

Volume 25, Issue 1, pp. 534-534

DOI: 10.1186/s12909-025-07051-8

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