Do you ever feel uncomfortable expressing empathy towards patients? This week, the Sharp Scratch panel talks to Dr Bill Laughey to discuss how empathy is taught in communication skills sessions, and graded in OSCEs. They talk about the disconnect between feeling empathy and how we’re taught to express it in the clinical setting. And, finally, do we as medical students become less empathetic over time? 

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