Training medical students to conduct motivational interviewing: A randomized controlled trial

To examine the effectiveness of motivational interviewing (MI) training among medical students. All students (n = 131) (year 5) at Lausanne Medical School, Switzerland were randomized into an experimental or a control group. After a training in basic communication skills (control condition), an 8-h MI training was completed by 84.8% students in the exprimental group. One week later, students in both groups were invited to meet with two...