TRENDS OF COMMUNICATION SKILLS AMONG MEDICAL COLLEGE STUDENTS

Good communication is of crucial importance to obtain these aims. It is the act of conveying meanings from one entity or group to another through the use of mutually understood signs, symbols, and semiotic rules. This survey study was conducted among medical and dental college students. All the students were asked to fill the Communication Skills Attitude Scale (CSAS) questions. A total of 100 medical and dental students participated in the study. There were 72 males and 28 females. The mean age was 22.41±1.89 years. The overall values of communication skills attitude scale revealed positive attitude of students towards learning