women more empathetic than men, study says

here's a low impact tibit, in honor of the thanksgiving holiday...

RANDOM TANGENT:
--study of 248 3rd year med students, rated by their patients after standardized patient encounters

--women seem more empathetic: scored higher than men on 3 measures of empathy
--asian american students scored lower than white students


BOTTOM LINE:
--as an asian, male physician, should i be worried?

Reference(s): Berg K, et al. Medical students' self-reported empathy and simulated patients' assessments of student empathy: an analysis by gender and ethnicity