Doctor-patient Communication Skills in Master Supervisors in General Practice during Outpatient Encounters: a Survey from Beijing

Background Graduate supervisors in general practice are responsible for the important task of training future general practice professionals, so their abilities to communicate with patients are essential for the development of general practice. Objective To examine the abilities to communicate with patients in supervisors of master's students in general practice during outpatient encounters. Methods Seventy-five supervisors of master's students in general practice from Capital Medical University were selected by use of cluster sampling to receive a survey using a self-developed demographic questionnaire conducted from April to June 2022. Then their doctor-patient communication skills during outpatient encounters were assessed by relevant professionals who participated in the whole encounter process as accompaniers using the SEGUE Framework. The total score and dimension scores of SEGUE Framework of these supervisors were compared with those of outpatient specialists in tertiary hospitals and general practitio