Introduction:

Effective communication skills are fundamental to accomplish a good physician-patient relationship. Having great communication skills is fundamental.

Aim:

Improve communicational skills in medical students using clinical simulation.

Subjects and methods:

Qualitative study in which 27 students participated in three simulation sessions, where they were given a scale on communication skills (EHC-PS) before and at the end of the sessions.

Results:

Changes in the dimensions of information communication, empathy, and social skills were observed.

Conclusion:

There were significant changes in three of the four dimensions, which allow to establish that clinical simulation can improve communication skills in students.

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