Interpersonal & Communication Skills

Interpersonal & Communication Skills

Residents are expected to demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills that enable them to establish and maintain professional relationships with patients, families, and other members of health care teams.

The resident may meet this competency by demonstrating the following:

1. This resident demonstrated effectiveness in developing appropriate doctor-patient relationships.
2. This resident exhibited effective listening, written and oral communication skills in professional interactions with patients, families and other health professionals.

The resident may demonstrate competency by using the following methods of evaluation:

• Rotation Evaluations
• Professionalism Evaluation
• 360 Evaluations