Most medical students report that early clinical exposure improves their communication skills¶
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Currency · newest study 2025 · checked against its sources 2026-10-31 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person
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q2 i? The majority of students agreed (strongly agreed/agreed) that ECE improved their communication skills. → Shaban Eman E. 2025
Evidence¶
Shaban Eman E. 2025¶
Shaban Eman E., Elmelliti Hussam, Shaban Amira, Shaban Ahmed, Zaki Hany A. (2025). Impact of early clinical exposure on medical students’ competency development: a systematic review of evidence from Asian and African countries. BMC Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-08103-9
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Systematic review with narrative synthesis of 15 studies of early clinical exposure (ECE) in Asian and African medical schools. Three of the included studies (one quasi-experimental, two non-randomised interventional) reported students' perceptions of ECE's effect on communication skills; averaged across them, "42.16% strongly agreed and 46.48% agreed" that ECE improved their communication skills. These are self-reported perceptions, not measured skill, and no effect size is printed.
"The average data from these studies showed that the majority of the students agreed that ECE improved their communication skills (42.16% strongly agreed and 46.48% agreed)"
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Communication Skills — outcome: instruction changes it
Related Claims¶
- Early clinical exposure is associated with higher empathy scores regardless of gender and academic year — related
- Early clinical exposure improves the clinical skills of medical students compared with traditional teaching — related
- Students perceive that early clinical exposure improves problem-solving and confidence, and many redefine their understanding of professionalism — related
- All three ECE modalities show significant positive effects, with real clinical interactions showing the largest pooled effect — related
- Early clinical exposure increases medical knowledge test scores and motivates learning — related
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