Medical students learning communication skills during Covid. Covid has changed the face of healthcare – face-to-face GP appointments switched to telephone consultations; elective surgeries cancelled. But how did the pandemic affect the future generation of medical professionals? Communication skills are integral to a successful medical student. With placements stopped and learning moved to online, how did they fair? How was communication taught to medical students during the pandemic?
Presenter: Hannah
Okunwobi, a pharmacology and innovative therapeutics student at Queen Mary
University of London,
Guests: Dr Graham Easton (Professor of Clinical
Communication Skills at QMUL), Nikki Wright (actor and simulated patient role player) and Miranda
Piana (3rd Year Medical Student at QMUL)