Palliative Care Experience for 3rd year Medical Students

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OPEN ACCESSJune 19, 2006Palliative Care Experience for 3rd year Medical Students David Weissman David Weissman Medical College of Wisconsin Google Scholar More articles by this author https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.164 SectionsAbout ToolsDownload Citations ShareFacebookTwitterEmail AbstractAbstractThe resource outlines a multi-dimensional palliative care training experience for third-year medical students during a month long ambulatory internal medicine rotation. The educational plan includes a clinical experience and patient care assessment; self-study through the use of a resource information booklet; a take-home exam that surveys knowledge, self-confidence, and concerns; a small group workshop; and a self-reflection essay. Students were also asked to evaluate the experience after completion. This curriculum material has been in place for several years and is highly regarded by students as indicated by the number of requests for fourth-year one-month electives in palliative care. Educational Objectives By the end of this module, the learner will be able to: Understand the meaning of the clinical domain, palliative care, and its relationship with hospice and aggressive, cure-oriented care.Learn the five components of a palliative care assessment.Complete a knowledge examination of palliative care.Improve knowledge in cored domains of palliative care: pain and symptom management, communication skills, ethics, hospice, and goal setting.Understand your personal values surrounding care of the dying that impact upon decision-making. Sign up for the latest publications from MedEdPORTAL Add your email below FILES INCLUDEDReferencesRelatedDetails FILES INCLUDED Included in this publication: Palliative Care Experience.doc To view all publication components, extract (i.e., unzip) them from the downloaded .zip file. Download editor’s noteThis publication may contain technology or a display format that is no longer in use. Copyright & Permissions© 2006 Weissman. This is an open-access publication distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial license.KeywordsHospiceDeathDying Disclosures None to report. Funding/Support None to report. Loading ...