• Am J Hosp Palliat Care · Feb 2009

    Effectiveness of an integrated ward-based program in preparing medical students to care for patients at the end of life.

    • Matthew S Ellman, Julie R Rosenbaum, Emily Cherlin, and Margaret Bia.
    • Yale University School of Medicine, Yale Internal Medicine Associates, 789 Howard Avenue, New Haven, CT 06510, USA. matthew.ellman@yale.edu
    • Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2009 Feb 1;26(1):18-23.

    AbstractIntegrating end-of-life care training into the clinical years of medical school has been promoted to enhance education in this area. To assess the effectiveness of an end-of-life care exercise integrated into clinical clerkships, we compared the level of preparedness in end-of-life care reported by students who did or did not complete the exercise. A greater proportion of students who completed the exercise compared with those who did not felt prepared in end-of-life care [50.7% (39/77) vs 35.6% (64/180); P = .02]. Among 5 domains of skills examined, significant differences were seen in interviewing/communicating (3.7 vs 3.5; P = .05) and management of common symptoms (3.3 vs 3.0; P < .01). We conclude that a ward-based integrated end-of-life care exercise may improve graduating students' self-reported preparedness to care for patients at the end of life.

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