Question	Statement
1	In order to be a good doctor, I must have good communication skills.
2	I cannot see the point in learning communication skills.
3	Nobody is going to fail their medical degree for having poor communication skills.
4	Developing my communication skills is just as important as developing my knowledge of medicine.
5	Learning communication skills has helped or will help me respect patients.
6	I do not have time to learn communication skills.
7	Learning communication skills is interesting.
8	I cannot be bothered to turn up to sessions on communication skills.
9	Learning communication skills has helped or will help facilitate my team-working skills.
10	Learning communication skills has improved my ability to communicate with patients.
11	Communication skills teaching states the obvious and then complicates it.
12	Learning communication skills is fun.
13	Learning communication skills is too easy.
14	Learning communication skills has helped or will help me respect my colleagues.
15	I find it difficult to trust information about communication skills given to me by nonclinical lectures.
16	Learning communication skills has helped or will help me recognize patients’ rights regarding confidentiality and informed consent.
17	Communication skills teaching would have a better image if it sounded more like a science subject.
18	When applying for medicine, I thought it was a really good idea to learn communication skills.
19	I do not need good communication skills to be a doctor.
20	I find it hard to admit to having some problems with my communication skills.
21	I think it is useful to learn communication skills on my medical degree.
22	My ability to pass exams will get me through medical school rather than my ability to communicate.
23	Learning communication skills is applicable to learning medicine.
24	I find it difficult to take communication skills learning seriously.
25	Learning communication skills is important because my ability to communicate is a lifelong skill.
26	Communication skills learning should be left to psychology students, not medical students.