Introducing the Communication Learning Assessment

The Communication Learning Assessment (CLA) is a new skill-building app designed to help faculty develop and evaluate students’ abilities to navigate clinical interactions. 

With thirty diverse, real-life scenarios, rooted in the six-function model of patient-centered communication, CLA provides a range of self-reflection activities and exemplars, giving students a low-stakes environment in which to practice and develop their communication skills. 

 The Communication Learning Assessment works to:

• Emphasize the importance of effective, patient-centered communication
• Offer students a low-stakes space to practice high-stakes scenarios
• Foster master adaptive learners with structured, self-reflective learning
• Provide a safe space to practice fostering relationships, providing information and responding to emotions

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