2020
Assessing Advanced Communication Skills via Objective Structured Clinical Examination: A Comparison of Faculty Versus Self, Peer, and Standardized Patient Assessors
Talwalkar JS, Murtha TD, Prozora S, Fortin AH, Morrison LJ, Ellman MS. Assessing Advanced Communication Skills via Objective Structured Clinical Examination: A Comparison of Faculty Versus Self, Peer, and Standardized Patient Assessors. Teaching And Learning In Medicine 2020, 32: 294-307. PMID: 32141335, DOI: 10.1080/10401334.2019.1704763.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Students’ Experiences With Death and Dying Prior to Medical School: A Content Analysis of Students’ Written Reflections
Talwalkar JS, Moriarty JP, Ellman MS. Students’ Experiences With Death and Dying Prior to Medical School: A Content Analysis of Students’ Written Reflections. American Journal Of Hospice And Palliative Medicine® 2019, 36: 999-1007. PMID: 31046393, DOI: 10.1177/1049909119847965.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAttitude to DeathDeathFemaleHumansMaleQualitative ResearchStudents, MedicalTerminal CareConceptsStudent experienceMedical studentsContent analysisPersonal experienceMedical students' experiencesStudents' emotional responsesSchool experiencesStudent commentsStudents' attitudesWritten reflectionMost studentsMedical schoolsFree-text responsesWriting promptsStudentsEducatorsOwn experienceEnhanced awarenessExistential responseEmotional responsesDistinct themesFuture experiencesExperienceThemesCurriculum
2016
Demonstrating Medical Student Competency in Palliative Care: Development and Evaluation of a New Objective Structured Clinical Examination Station
Ellman MS, Putnam A, Green M, Pfeiffer C, Bia M. Demonstrating Medical Student Competency in Palliative Care: Development and Evaluation of a New Objective Structured Clinical Examination Station. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2016, 19: 706-711. PMID: 27249323, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2015.0462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsClinical CompetenceEducational MeasurementHumansPalliative CareReproducibility of ResultsStudents, MedicalConceptsPrimary palliative care competenciesPalliative care competenciesPalliative careCare scoresInter-rater reliabilityCare competenciesModerate internal consistencyObserved structured clinical examinationPalliative care curriculumFourth-year medical studentsInternal consistencyHistory itemsClinical examinationHigh inter-rater reliabilityInternal consistency reliabilityClinical examination stationMedical studentsStructured Clinical ExaminationCare curriculumClinical competencyCronbach's alphaHistory scoreScoresMedical student competencyConsistency reliabilityPreclinical Medical Students’ Diverse Educational and Emotional Responses to a Required Hospice Experience
Tse CS, Morrison LJ, Ellman MS. Preclinical Medical Students’ Diverse Educational and Emotional Responses to a Required Hospice Experience. American Journal Of Hospice And Palliative Medicine® 2016, 34: 704-712. PMID: 27235456, DOI: 10.1177/1049909116652574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreclinical medical studentsHospice care experiencesPreclinical studentsMedical studentsEmotional responsesMedical students' knowledgeStudents' knowledgePreclinical exposureReflective responsesStudentsAcademic cohortHospice sitesEmotional promptsNegative emotionsMixed emotionsEmotional reactionsSad/Hospice experienceSalient themesSkillsCore aspectsEleven themesEmotionsPromptsAttitudes
2012
Benefits of teaching medical students how to communicate with patients having serious illness: comparison of two approaches to experiential, skill-based, and self-reflective learning.
Ellman MS, Fortin AH. Benefits of teaching medical students how to communicate with patients having serious illness: comparison of two approaches to experiential, skill-based, and self-reflective learning. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2012, 85: 261-70. PMID: 22737055, PMCID: PMC3375674.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical studentsThird-year medical studentsSuch educational experiencesMedical student educationMedical school curriculumSkill-based learningSelf-reflective learningSchool curriculumStudent developmentStudent educationEducational experienceExperiential learningLearning programClinical clerkshipsEducational needsEducational approachEducational featuresAssessment skillsStudentsLearningCurriculumNew workshopCare assignmentsClinical communicationCompassionate communication
2008
Effectiveness of an Integrated Ward-based Program in Preparing Medical Students to Care for Patients at the End of Life
Ellman MS, Rosenbaum JR, Cherlin E, Bia M. Effectiveness of an Integrated Ward-based Program in Preparing Medical Students to Care for Patients at the End of Life. American Journal Of Hospice And Palliative Medicine® 2008, 26: 18-23. PMID: 18955735, DOI: 10.1177/1049909108325437.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
Teaching Pre‐clinical Medical Students an Integrated Approach to Medical Interviewing
Fortin AH, Haeseler FD, Angoff N, Cariaga‐Lo L, Ellman MS, Vasquez L, Bridger L. Teaching Pre‐clinical Medical Students an Integrated Approach to Medical Interviewing. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2002, 17: 704-708. PMID: 12220367, PMCID: PMC1495097, DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2002.00628.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research