Matthew Ellman, MD
Professor of Medicine (General Medicine); Director, Yale Internal Medicine Associates; Director, Medical Student Palliative and End-of-Life Care Education
Research & Publications
Biography
News
Research Summary
My scholarly work has focused on the creation, implementation and assessment of innovative curricula in end-of-life and palliative care education for medical students and other health professionals. Meeting the complex needs of patients with serious and life threatening illness requires physicians (and other health professionals) who are trained to be competent to address an array of care needs no matter what their practice specialty. Effective education in end of life and palliative care has been lacking as evidenced by several studies documenting unmet needs of patients and their families as well as medical school graduates and practicing physicians who do not feel adequately prepared to care for patients near end of life. My research addresses these deficits at both undergraduate and graduate level medical education. In addition, I collaborate with colleagues on advancing general medicine educational research over diverse content areas.
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Research Interests
Education, Medical; Palliative Care; Terminal Care
Selected Publications
- Managing Acute Decompensation in Life-Limiting Illness (MADLI): A Novel Simulation Curriculum (S528)Kozhevnikov D, Wong A, Jubanyik K, Ellman M, Morrison L. Managing Acute Decompensation in Life-Limiting Illness (MADLI): A Novel Simulation Curriculum (S528). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2022, 63: 920-921. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.02.151.
- The Most Difficult News Training “Should Be Mandatory For All Medical Students:” A Qualitative Analysis Of Medical Student Perspectives On Simulated Death NotificationMurtha T, Johnson R, Ellman M, Martin A, Morrison L, Talwalkar J. The Most Difficult News Training “Should Be Mandatory For All Medical Students:” A Qualitative Analysis Of Medical Student Perspectives On Simulated Death Notification. Pediatrics 2021, 147: 451-452. DOI: 10.1542/peds.147.3ma5.451.
- The Most Difficult News Training “Should Be Mandatory For All Medical Students:” A Qualitative Analysis Of Medical Student Perspectives On Simulated Death NotificationMurtha T, Johnson R, Ellman M, Martin A, Morrison L, Talwalkar J. The Most Difficult News Training “Should Be Mandatory For All Medical Students:” A Qualitative Analysis Of Medical Student Perspectives On Simulated Death Notification. 2021, 451-452. DOI: 10.1542/peds.147.3_meetingabstract.451.
- Creating a Satisfying Continuity Clinic Experience for Primary Care TraineesHolt S, Tobin D, Whitman L, Ellman M, Moriarty J, Doolittle B. Creating a Satisfying Continuity Clinic Experience for Primary Care Trainees. The American Journal Of Medicine 2020, 134: 547-553. PMID: 33385340, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.12.005.
- Are Internal Medicine Residents Meeting the Bar? Comparing Resident Knowledge and Self-Efficacy to Published Palliative Care CompetenciesMoyer KM, Ellman MS, Encandela J, Morrison LJ. Are Internal Medicine Residents Meeting the Bar? Comparing Resident Knowledge and Self-Efficacy to Published Palliative Care Competencies. American Journal Of Hospice And Palliative Medicine® 2020, 38: 326-331. PMID: 32878472, DOI: 10.1177/1049909120954807.
- The day the residents left: lessons learnt from COVID-19 for ambulatory clinicsDoolittle BR, Richards B, Tarabar A, Ellman M, Tobin D. The day the residents left: lessons learnt from COVID-19 for ambulatory clinics. Family Medicine And Community Health 2020, 8: e000513. PMID: 32737058, PMCID: PMC7398102, DOI: 10.1136/fmch-2020-000513.
- Assessing Advanced Communication Skills via Objective Structured Clinical Examination: A Comparison of Faculty Versus Self, Peer, and Standardized Patient AssessorsTalwalkar 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.
- A New Competency-Based Instrument to Assess Resident Knowledge and Self-Efficacy in Primary Palliative CareMoyer KM, Morrison LJ, Encandela J, Kennedy C, Ellman MS. A New Competency-Based Instrument to Assess Resident Knowledge and Self-Efficacy in Primary Palliative Care. American Journal Of Hospice And Palliative Medicine® 2019, 37: 117-122. PMID: 31213089, DOI: 10.1177/1049909119855612.
- Physicians Should Play a Role in Ensuring Safe Firearm OwnershipHolt SR, Rosenbaum J, Ellman M, Doolittle B, Tobin DG. Physicians Should Play a Role in Ensuring Safe Firearm Ownership. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2019, 34: 1637-1640. PMID: 31062224, PMCID: PMC6667526, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-05034-2.
- Students’ Experiences With Death and Dying Prior to Medical School: A Content Analysis of Students’ Written ReflectionsTalwalkar 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.
- Simulation training in palliative care: state of the art and future directionsKozhevnikov D, Morrison LJ, Ellman MS. Simulation training in palliative care: state of the art and future directions. Advances In Medical Education And Practice 2018, 9: 915-924. PMID: 30574008, PMCID: PMC6292390, DOI: 10.2147/amep.s153630.
- Factors Affecting Resident Satisfaction in Continuity Clinic—a Systematic ReviewStepczynski J, Holt SR, Ellman MS, Tobin D, Doolittle BR. Factors Affecting Resident Satisfaction in Continuity Clinic—a Systematic Review. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2018, 33: 1386-1393. PMID: 29736753, PMCID: PMC6082200, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-018-4469-8.
- Modifying the Primary Care Exception Rule to Require Competency-Based AssessmentTobin DG, Doolittle BR, Ellman MS, Ruser CB, Brienza RS, Genao I. Modifying the Primary Care Exception Rule to Require Competency-Based Assessment. Academic Medicine 2017, 92: 331-334. PMID: 27355783, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000001293.
- Are Internal Medicine Residents Meeting the Bar? Comparing Resident Knowledge and Self-Efficacy to Published Palliative Care Competencies (S777)Moyer K, Bapat A, Morrison L, Ellman M. Are Internal Medicine Residents Meeting the Bar? Comparing Resident Knowledge and Self-Efficacy to Published Palliative Care Competencies (S777). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2017, 53: 452-453. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2016.12.288.
- A New Competency-Based Instrument to Assess Residents’ Self-Efficacy and Knowledge in Palliative Care (S779)Moyer K, Morrison L, Ellman M, Bapat A. A New Competency-Based Instrument to Assess Residents’ Self-Efficacy and Knowledge in Palliative Care (S779). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2017, 53: 453-454. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2016.12.290.
- Palliative Care Teaching in the Yale Internal Medicine Curriculum: How Are We Doing? (S710)Bapat A, Ellman M, Moyer K, Morrison L. Palliative Care Teaching in the Yale Internal Medicine Curriculum: How Are We Doing? (S710). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2017, 53: 414-415. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2016.12.220.
- Demonstrating Medical Student Competency in Palliative Care: Development and Evaluation of a New Objective Structured Clinical Examination StationEllman 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.
- Preclinical Medical Students’ Diverse Educational and Emotional Responses to a Required Hospice ExperienceTse 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.
- Development, implementation and evaluation of a terminal and hospice care educational online module for preclinical studentsTse CS, Ellman MS. Development, implementation and evaluation of a terminal and hospice care educational online module for preclinical students. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care 2016, 7: 73. PMID: 27235393, DOI: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2015-000952.
- Continuity of Care as an Educational Goal but Failed Reality in Resident Training: Time to InnovateEllman MS, Tobin DG, Stepczynski J, Doolittle B. Continuity of Care as an Educational Goal but Failed Reality in Resident Training: Time to Innovate. Journal Of Graduate Medical Education 2016, 8: 150-3. PMID: 27168879, PMCID: PMC4857489, DOI: 10.4300/jgme-d-15-00278.1.
- Implementing and Evaluating a Four-Year Integrated End-of-Life Care Curriculum for Medical StudentsEllman MS, Fortin AH, Putnam A, Bia M. Implementing and Evaluating a Four-Year Integrated End-of-Life Care Curriculum for Medical Students. Teaching And Learning In Medicine 2016, 28: 229-239. PMID: 27064725, DOI: 10.1080/10401334.2016.1146601.
- Article Commentary: Online Learning Tools as Supplements for Basic and Clinical Science EducationEllman MS, Schwartz ML. Article Commentary: Online Learning Tools as Supplements for Basic and Clinical Science Education. Journal Of Medical Education And Curricular Development 2016, 3: jmecd.s18933. PMID: 29349323, PMCID: PMC5736292, DOI: 10.4137/jmecd.s18933.
- Demonstrating Medical Student Competency in Palliative Care: Development and Evaluation of a New “OSCE” Station (S779)Putnam A, Bia M, Pfeiffer C, Green M, Ellman M. Demonstrating Medical Student Competency in Palliative Care: Development and Evaluation of a New “OSCE” Station (S779). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2015, 49: 448. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2014.11.258.
- Implementing the patient-centered medical home in residency educationDoolittle BR, Tobin D, Genao I, Ellman M, Ruser C, Brienza R. Implementing the patient-centered medical home in residency education. Education For Health 2015, 28: 74-78. PMID: 26261119, DOI: 10.4103/1357-6283.161916.
- Using Online Learning and Interactive Simulation To Teach Spiritual and Cultural Aspects of Palliative Care to Interprofessional StudentsEllman MS, Schulman-Green D, Blatt L, Asher S, Viveiros D, Clark J, Bia M. Using Online Learning and Interactive Simulation To Teach Spiritual and Cultural Aspects of Palliative Care to Interprofessional Students. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2012, 15: 1240-1247. PMID: 22917274, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2012.0038.
- 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.
- Metabolic syndrome in obese patients with binge-eating disorder in primary care clinics: a cross-sectional study.Barnes RD, Boeka AG, McKenzie KC, Genao I, Garcia RL, Ellman MS, Ellis PJ, Masheb RM, Grilo CM. Metabolic syndrome in obese patients with binge-eating disorder in primary care clinics: a cross-sectional study. The Primary Care Companion For CNS Disorders 2011, 13 PMID: 21977358, PMCID: PMC3184595, DOI: 10.4088/pcc.10m01050.
- Effectiveness of an Integrated Ward-based Program in Preparing Medical Students to Care for Patients at the End of LifeEllman 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.
- When is the reverend coming?Ellman MS. When is the reverend coming? Patient Education And Counseling 2008, 73: 6-7. PMID: 18556170, DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2008.05.003.
- Development and Implementation of an Innovative Ward-Based Program to Help Medical Students Acquire End-of-Life Care ExperienceEllman MS, Rosenbaum JR, Bia M. Development and Implementation of an Innovative Ward-Based Program to Help Medical Students Acquire End-of-Life Care Experience. Academic Medicine 2007, 82: 723-727. PMID: 17595576, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0b013e3180674b3a.
- Teaching Pre‐clinical Medical Students an Integrated Approach to Medical InterviewingFortin 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.