Comparison of empathy capability between clinical students and psychological students, science students in a medical university

Objective To comparison empathy capability between clinical students and psychological students, science students in a medicine university. Methods Empathy capability was in-vestigated respectively in 60 clinical students, 60 psychological students and 60 science students in a medicine university by using the Interpersonal Reactivity Index-C. Results The score of Perspective Taking, Fantasy and Empathy Concern in clinical students were lower than in psychological students; To compared with the science students,the clinical students also have lower scored in Personal Distress. Con-clusions It is necessary to strengthen the empathic education for clinical students in the university. Key words: Clinical medicine; Psychology; Science; Student; Interpersonal reactivity index; Empathy