Novice medical students' perception about bad news training with simulation and spikes strategy.

Objective: To analyze the medical students' perception about simulated consultations before and after training using the SPIKES protocol.

Methods: Quasi-experimental study, with a qualitative approach. It counted with the participation of 20 students as Simulated Physicians (SF), and 20 students as Simulated Patients (SP), all belonging to a medical course.