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September 10, 2025South-East Asian Journal of Medical EducationOpen Access

Assessment of Empathy among Medical Students at a Medical College in Ahmedabad, India

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HPHarshil PatelHSHitesh ShahHRHarikrishnan Ramani

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Cross-sectional study measures empathy levels in medical students, indicating socio-demographic influences.

Key Points

  • Average empathy score among students was low, indicating a need for improved empathetic training.
  • Undergraduate students scored an average of 29.32 in compassionate care, while postgraduates scored 32.14.
  • Cross-sectional analysis utilized the Jefferson Scale of Empathy to evaluate three dimensions of empathy.
  • Findings suggest socio-demographic factors like family type and workload affect empathy levels among students.

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Patel et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23f1fb210217d64794ddchttps://doi.org/10.4038/seajme.v19i1.632
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