Use of the Emotional Quotient Inventory in Medical Education

Emotional Intelligence as a Predictor of Academic and/or Professional Success

“…Several researchers have examined various aspects of emotional intelligence and how the concept may relate to the health professions. [30][31][32][33][34][35] These studies have taken multiple approaches with regard to the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 2006; 70 (3) Article 69.…”

“…As part of the Essentials of Clinical Medicine Course at the Medical College of Georgia, Wagner et al developed a module intended to increase medical students' understanding of emotional and interactional skills and to improve emotional intelligence. 30 Students and faculty members who enrolled in the course completed the Bar-On E-Qi and subsequently participated in a lecture series on emotional intelligence. Baseline demographic data for study participants were not reported by the authors.…”

Emotional intelligence and patient-centred care

“…Wagner et al 40 described the administration of the EQi (a self-report trait measure of EI) to medical students 41 which they hope to follow up at two and three years into training after an intervention to where EI scores are fed back to students with reflection and discussion.…”

Emotional Intelligence Medical Education: Measuring the Unmeasurable?

“…There has been a growing body of research in the field of corporate management, exploring the relationship between EI and performance at work (Boyatzis, 1982;Druskat and Wolff, 2001a, b;Jordan et al, 2002;McClelland, 1998) but to date few studies have explored the construct within the context of medicine or medical education (Carrothers et al, 2000;Elam et al, 2001;McMullen, 2003;Wagner et al, 2001). In the medical education literature there is an emphasis on the positive benefits of EI and few critical voices.…”