Teaching Emotional Intelligence: A Control Group Study of a Brief Educational Intervention for Emergency Medicine Residents
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Gorgas, Diane L.; Greenberger, Sarah; Bahner, David P.; Way, David P.
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Introduction: Emotional Intelligence (EI) is defined as an ability to perceive another's emotional state combined with an ability to modify one's own. Physicians with this ability are at a distinct advantage, both in fostering teams and in making sound decisions. Studies have shown that higher physician EI's are associated with lower incidence of burn-out, longer careers, more positive patient-physician interactions, increased empathy, and improved communication skills. We explored the potential for EI to be learned as a skill (as opposed to being an innate ability) through a brief educational intervention with emergency medicine (EM) residents.
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2015
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Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health
Volume Number
16/6
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Gorgas, Diane L.; Greenberger, Sarah; Bahner, David P.; Way, David P.