Basic Information

Name: Auguste Fortin
Title: Prof Emeritus of Medicine
Institution: Yale School of Medicine
Discipline: Medicine
Years of experience: 37

Teacher/Training

• Undergraduate
• Postgraduate
• Continuous Professional Development

Description

Three keywords describing expertise and interest:

1. Relationship-centered
2. Empathy

Description of field of expertise, major interests, and consultation topics:

Teaching relationship-centered communication skills that are practical in time-pressured settings; empathy techniques

Brief biography:

Taught at Yale School of Medicine for 27 years. Directed medical interview curriculum there. Faculty of Academy of Communication in Healthcare. Have taught relationship-centered communication to under, graduates and continuing medical education.