Developing competency in post-graduate students of anaesthesiology for taking informed consent for elective caesarean section.

Background And Aims: Post-graduate medical students (residents) generally lack effective communication skills required to obtain informed consent. The aim of this study was to assess role play and group discussion as teaching/learning tools for improving residents' knowledge on informed consent and competency in communicating while taking informed consent.

Methods: This prospective, observational study was conducted on 30 anaesthesia residents.