Most studies concerning @entity158 education of undergraduate medical students focus on knowledge, but little is known about the interviewing skills and @entity158 evaluation. At the end of the fifth study year and at the beginning of the sixth year the students were asked to answer an electronical questionnaire to evaluate how the IASP curriculum on @entity158 had been covered during the studies. In addition, the interviewing skills of the fifth year medical students were assessed using an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE). The students met a standardized @entity1 suffering from @entity14000 , who was instructed to express @entity308 and exhausted feelings. A total of 97 students received the questionnaire and 35% responded with identification. All students answering the IASP questionnaire evaluated teaching of postherpetic @entity158 and antidepressant treatment as sufficient. OSCE appeared as a feasible instrument in the assessment of @entity1118 education. Eighty-eight percent of the students made the correct diagnosis. However, only 35% asked about @entity25 and 16% about @entity308 . When developing a curriculum on @entity158 education, attention should be paid to pedagogic methods about helping the students to implement the learned knowledge in their practice. Formative assessment of both knowledge and skills is essential for the development of a functional @entity158 curriculum.

Training medical students to manage a XXXX @entity1 : both knowledge and communication skills are needed.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patient'] @entity308 :: ('MESH:D003866', 'Disease') :: ['depression', 'depressive'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain'] @entity14000 :: ('MESH:D051474', 'Disease') :: ['postherpetic neuralgia'] @entity1118 :: ('MESH:D059350', 'Disease') :: ['chronic pain'] @entity25 :: ('MESH:D012893', 'Disease') :: ['sleep disturbances']
@entity1118 :: (MESH:D059350,Disease) :: ['chronic pain']
