Emotional intelligence predicts success in medical school

• Main Authors: LIBBRECHT, Nele, LIEVENS, Filip, CARETTE, Bernd, COTE, Stephane
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2014
• Subjects: Emotional intelligence; interpersonal performance; predictive validity; academic performance; medical school; Human Resources Management; Organizational Behavior and Theory
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/5711; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/6710/viewcontent/Libbrecht_at_al_EI_med_school_Emotion_2014.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Accumulating evidence suggests that effective communication and interpersonal sensitivity during interactions between doctors and patients impact therapeutic outcomes. There is an important need to identify predictors of these behaviors, because traditional tests used in medical admissions offer lim...