JCOM Paid Subscribers LOG IN user name: password:   Forgot password?		J Clin Outcomes Manage  2006 Jan;13(1):39-42 Conversations with adolescents: what we have learned from medical student exercises with standardized patients Barratt MS, Wong SL, Platt FW Abstract Objective: To describe medical student teaching and training experiences in communicating with adolescents. Methods: Provision of example interview and techniques to facilitate communication based on observations from student exercises with standardized patients. Results: Expressing a clear confidentiality statement is rarely performed by students without prompting, but it is essential to a successful interview. Language that limits rapport (eg, yes/no questions, jargon, unclear language, judgmental responses) should be avoided. Gentle and persistent open-ended inquiry seems to work best. Conclusion: Training that involves the use of adolescent standardized patients allows medical students to improve their clinical communication skills. Clinical Communication Free Download Search the Turner White index to find abstracts of articles published in JCOM.
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