## About

Daniel C. Chen, MD, is a board-certified primary care physician at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and a clinical associate professor of medicine at Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, where he also serves as an assistant dean for student affairs and course director for the research elective in biomedical sciences. Dr. Chen's research focuses on the evaluation and ...  measurement of medical student empathy. He has made instrumental contributions to medical education in this subject, including being one of the first researchers to use the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy. His work demonstrating a decrease in medical student empathy has led to medical curriculum changes.Read More



 

 

 

 

- ### Departments
    
    [Adult Primary Care](/departments/adult-primary-care)
- ### Specialties
    
    Medical education, Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy, medical student empathy
 
 

- ### Contact
    
     [617.414.5951](tel:617.414.5951)
- ### Primary Location
    
     801 Massachusetts Avenue  
    6th Floor  
    Boston, MA 02119
 
 

 



 

 

- ### Administrative Title
    
    Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine
- ### Residency
    
     Internal Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System, 2002-2005
- ### Education
    
    New York University Grossman School of Medicine, 2002
- ### Board Certifications
    
     Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
 
 

 

 ## Affiliations

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  ## Affiliations

  ###  ![Boston University](https://www.bmc.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024-04/busm-new.jpg?itok=gJTsGGU9) 

  [View profile](http://profiles.bu.edu/Daniel.Chen)

 

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