117 medical students' performance on Carkhuff's Discrimination Index improved significantly after skills training. Students who participated in a cognitive awareness program showed no improvement on the same measure. Communication skills for medical students can apparently be improved by using this skills-training model but not through the cognitive awareness program.
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