Objectives: The objective of this study was to compare empathy levels between first year and second year medical students at a Malaysian University.
Setting: A Malaysian University offering undergraduate medicine.
Participants: 204 undergraduate medical students were included in the data analysis (122 first years, and 102 second years).
Main outcome measure: Self-reported empathy scores using the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy (Student Version) JSPE-S.
Results: The mean empathy score for first year students was 112.1(SD=10.7). This was significantly higher (p