General practice medical residents (n=18) evaluated their performance in videotaped consultations at the beginning and end of a three-month residency. Results indicate self-awareness was increased. A major benefit of this method, in addition to feedback, may be training in self-evaluation, useful throughout a demanding career. (Author/MSE)

Attitudes of 120 residents from three teaching hospitals about psychosocial aspects of patient care and the feasibility of teaching psychosocial skills to residents were compared to those of 86 practicing internists, 42 psychiatrists, 29 academic general internists, and 63 surgeons. The newly developed scale was seen as useful in evaluating…