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The authors also examined whether patient assessments were valid and reliable tools to measure empathy in physicians in training.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Design<\/jats:title><jats:p>A multicentric, observational, cross-sectional study.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Setting<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study was conducted in three public teaching hospitals in Brazil.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Participants<\/jats:title><jats:p>From the 668 patients invited to participate in this research, 566 (84.7%) agreed. Of these, 238 (42%) were male and 328 (58%) were female. From the invited 112 physicians in training, 86 (76.8%) agreed. Of the 86 physicians in training, 35 (41%) were final-year medical students and 51 (59%) were residents from clinical and surgical specialties. The gender distribution was 39 (45%) males and 47 (51%) females.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Primary and secondary outcome measures<\/jats:title><jats:p>Physicians in training filled the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy (JSE) and the Interpersonal Reactivity Index. Patients answered the Jefferson Scale of Patient\u2019s Perceptions of Physician Empathy (JSPPPE) and the Consultation and Relational Empathy Scale (CARE).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study found non-significant correlations between patient and physicians-in-training self-assessments, except for a weak correlation (0.241, p&lt;0.01) between the JSPPPE score and the JSE compassionate care subscore. CARE and JSPPPE scales proved to be valid and reliable instruments.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Physicians-in-training self-assessments of empathy differ from patient assessments. 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