With the development of social economy and the transformation of modern medical models as the background

this paper expounds the importance of improving medical students' doctor-patient communication ability in terms of that doctor-patient communication can be helpful for doctors to deeply understand the illness

make accurate diagnosis

improve doctor-patient relationship

and reduce medical disputes. By analyzing the current situation and existing problems of doctor-patient communication teaching at home and abroad

the paper puts forward some suggestions on strengthening the training of medical students' doctor-patient communication ability from four aspects: cultivating professional communication skills

establishing multi-disciplinary teaching teams

adopting diversified teaching forms and formulating systematic evaluation system.