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STFM Conference on Medical School Education February 7, 2015 Melanie Wooten, MS-4 Dr. Melanie Tucker, Ph.D. Dr. Lloyda Williamson, M.D. The Art of Empathy: Does Exposure to a Humanities-Based Extracurricular Activity Affect Empathy Changes in Third-Year Medical Students?

Outline Purpose and research questions What exactly is empathy? Why is empathy important? How do you score empathy? Methods Results Questions

Outline Purpose and research questions What exactly is empathy? Why is empathy important? How do you score empathy? Methods Results Questions

Purpose “To determine whether exposure to a humanities-based extracurricular activity, “The Art of Medicine Rounds,” at the University of Alabama School of Medicine – Tuscaloosa campus – affects changes in empathy among third-year medical students. This study will survey incoming, treatment-naïve, third-year medical students and utilize a validated empathy scale for medical students the Jefferson Scale of Empathy – Student version, (JSE-S) in order to assess changes in empathy over a 6-month and 12-month period. Students will be monitored for number-of-times attended to “The Art of Medicine Rounds.”

Purpose “To determine whether exposure to a humanities-based extracurricular activity, “The Art of Medicine Rounds,” at the University of Alabama School of Medicine – Tuscaloosa campus – affects changes in empathy among third-year medical students. This study will survey incoming, treatment-naïve, third-year medical students and utilize a validated empathy scale for medical students the Jefferson Scale of Empathy – Student version, (JSE-S) in order to assess changes in empathy over a 6-month and 12-month period. Students will be monitored for number-of-times attended to “The Art of Medicine Rounds.”

Purpose “To determine whether exposure to a humanities-based extracurricular activity, “The Art of Medicine Rounds,” at the University of Alabama School of Medicine – Tuscaloosa campus – affects changes in empathy among third-year medical students. This study will survey incoming, treatment-naïve, third-year medical students and utilize a validated empathy scale for medical students the Jefferson Scale of Empathy – Student version, (JSE-S) in order to assess changes in empathy over a 6-month and 12-month period. Students will be monitored for number-of-times attended to “The Art of Medicine Rounds.”

Purpose “To determine whether exposure to a humanities-based extracurricular activity, “The Art of Medicine Rounds,” at the University of Alabama School of Medicine – Tuscaloosa campus – affects changes in empathy among third-year medical students. This study will survey incoming, treatment-naïve, third-year medical students and utilize a validated empathy scale for medical students the Jefferson Scale of Empathy – Student version, (JSE-S) in order to assess changes in empathy over a 6-month and 12-month period. Students will be monitored for number-of-times attended to “The Art of Medicine Rounds.”

Purpose “To determine whether exposure to a humanities-based extracurricular activity, “The Art of Medicine Rounds,” at the University of Alabama School of Medicine – Tuscaloosa campus – affects changes in empathy among third-year medical students. This study will survey incoming, treatment-naïve, third-year medical students and utilize a validated empathy scale for medical students the Jefferson Scale of Empathy – Student version, (JSE-S) in order to assess changes in empathy over a 6-month and 12-month period. Students will be monitored for number-of-times attended to “The Art of Medicine Rounds.”

Purpose “To determine whether exposure to a humanities-based extracurricular activity, “The Art of Medicine Rounds,” at the University of Alabama School of Medicine – Tuscaloosa campus – affects changes in empathy among third-year medical students. This study will survey incoming, treatment-naïve, third-year medical students and utilize a validated empathy scale for medical students the Jefferson Scale of Empathy – Student version, (JSE-S) in order to assess changes in empathy over a 6-month and 12-month period. Students will be monitored for number-of-times attended to “The Art of Medicine Rounds.”

Research Questions Does participation in “The Art of Medicine Rounds” affect empathy changes in third-year medical students? If so, does it correlate with positive or negative change? Is there a correlation between the number-of-times attended to “The Art of Medicine Rounds” and scoring on the empathy scale?

Outline Purpose and research questions What exactly is empathy? Why is empathy important? How do you score empathy? Methods Results Questions

Outline Purpose and research questions What exactly is empathy? Why is empathy important? How do you score empathy? Methods Results Questions

What exactly is empathy? “A predominantly cognitive attribute that involves understanding of the patient’s experiences, concerns, and perspectives, and a capability to communicate this understanding.” (Hojat 2009)

Outline Purpose and research questions What exactly is empathy? Why is empathy important? How do you score empathy? Methods Results Questions

Outline Purpose and research questions What exactly is empathy? Why is empathy important? How do you score empathy? Methods Results Questions

Why is empathy important? Empathy leads to:  Personal growth  Career satisfaction  Optimal clinical outcomes Empathy > Sympathy Empathy can be taught  Targeted educational programs  Up to 10 different approaches have been described in the literature Clinical Outcomes Empathy Sympathy

Why is empathy important? Empathy leads to:  Personal growth  Career satisfaction  Optimal clinical outcomes Empathy > Sympathy Empathy can be taught  Targeted educational programs  Up to 10 different approaches have been described in the literature Clinical Outcomes Empathy Sympathy

Why is empathy important? Medical School Objectives Project (MSOP) of the AAMC, 1998  “Physicians must be compassionate and empathetic in caring for patients…” American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), 1983  Evaluation of Humanistic Qualities of the Internist  Empathy should be cultivated and assessed as an essential educational activity in graduate medical education

Outline Purpose and research questions What exactly is empathy? Why is empathy important? How do you score empathy? Methods Results Questions

Outline Purpose and research questions What exactly is empathy? Why is empathy important? How do you score empathy? Methods Results Questions

How do you score empathy? Jefferson Medical College  Jefferson Scale of Empathy  Validated  20 questions  7-point Likert scale Strongly disagree  strongly agree Positive and negative scored items  Scores can range from Higher the score  higher empathy!  Age, gender, and specialty information Example question:  “Physicians should try to stand in their patients’ shoes when providing care to them.” “I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another.” - Thomas Jefferson

Outline Purpose and research questions What exactly is empathy? Why is empathy important? How do you score empathy? Methods Results Questions

Outline Purpose and research questions What exactly is empathy? Why is empathy important? How do you score empathy? Methods Results Questions

Methods Consented third-year medical students at the Tuscaloosa branch campus of UASOM JSE-S given at three time points:  0 months – baseline empathy score  6 months  12 months Monitored for attendance at “The Art of Medicine Rounds”  Occur monthly  Students were not required to attend “The Art of Medicine Rounds” to participate in this study Statistical analysis

The Art of Medicine Rounds

Outline Purpose and research questions What exactly is empathy? Why is empathy important? How do you score empathy? Methods Results Questions

Outline Purpose and research questions What exactly is empathy? Why is empathy important? How do you score empathy? Methods Results Questions

Results Demographics 24 third-year medical students > 75% recruited Male-to-female = 15:9 Age Majority of individuals were between years old (18/24) Primary care vs. specialty 0 months – 12 primary care, 9 specialty, 3 undecided 6 months – 10 primary care, 9 specialty, 5 undecided

Results JSE-S0 months6 months Mean Standard Deviation1112 Range JSE-SnRange Decrease in score16-1 to -15 Increase in score7+1 to +17 No change1

Results Paired t-test analysis  All subjects – not significant (0.177)  Females – not significant (0.936)  Males – not significant (0.085)  Primary care vs. surgery (6 month) – not significant (0.591)  Primary care vs. surgery + undecided (6 month) – not significant (0.464) However, females had significantly higher scores than males on both administrations of the JSE-S  0 month – significant (0.046)  6 month – significant (0.006) Attendance to Art of Medicine Rounds did not show any correlation between changes in empathy scores  Only 10/24 participants attended; most have only attended 1 time

Results Compared to previous studies utilizing the JSE-S, my results have not yet demonstrated:  Significant change in empathy scores over the third year of medical school  A difference in empathy scores between students interested in primary care vs. specialties However, the mean score did decline over 6 months and there is a gender difference seen in empathy scores at both time points

What are the next steps? Complete the study! Still need 12 month data! Continue this study at the Tuscaloosa Campus Expand to other sites (Birmingham, Huntsville, and Montgomery) Additional variables that can be researched?

Any Questions?

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BIG thank you to Dr. Tucker and Dr. Williamson for all of their guidance, as well as Nelle Williams, Dr. Blum, Dr. Higginbotham, and all of the study participants! Thank You!