Laura J. Morrison, MD, FAAHPM, FACP
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Resident perceptions of a novel virtual serious illness communication skills curriculum incorporating medical management: qualitative analysis of participant group interviews
Kozhevnikov D, Wong A, Jubanyik K, Tu S, Ellman M, Morrison L. Resident perceptions of a novel virtual serious illness communication skills curriculum incorporating medical management: qualitative analysis of participant group interviews. Annals Of Palliative Medicine 2025, 14: 54051-54551. PMID: 41360652, DOI: 10.21037/apm-25-72.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency medicineInternal medicineGroup interviewsGoal-concordant careLife-limiting illnessImminent deathSurrogate decision makersSimulated clinical encountersCommunication skills curriculumMedical managementSimulated patient encountersSemi-structured group interviewsQualitative thematic analysisRisk of imminent deathIM residency programsAcademic medical centerSeriously Ill PatientsHigh riskResidents' perceptionsQualitative analysisIllness communicationGroup interview transcriptsIll patientsIM residentsClinical encountersA Decade of Interactive Educational Exchange: Impacting Interprofessional Palliative Care Education
Morrison L, Otis-Green S, Bruno J, Fordham P, Carey E. A Decade of Interactive Educational Exchange: Impacting Interprofessional Palliative Care Education. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2025, 70: e351-e365. PMID: 40907619, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2025.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsPalliative carePalliative care educationPalliative Nurses AssociationAmerican AcademyClinical practice modelRobust community engagementMultiple professional disciplinesAnnual assemblyInterprofessional leadersNurses AssociationPalliative medicineCare educationClinician educationOutcome measuresSession evaluationsCommunity engagementProgram developmentHospicePractice modelClinical practiceProfessional disciplinesCareEducational exchangeEducational impactEducational opportunitiesComparison of a Virtual and in-Person OSCE on Advanced Communication Skills: Qualitative Insights from Medical Student Debrief Transcripts
Choi A, Murtha T, Morrison L, Talwalkar J. Comparison of a Virtual and in-Person OSCE on Advanced Communication Skills: Qualitative Insights from Medical Student Debrief Transcripts. Journal Of Medical Education And Curricular Development 2025, 12: 23821205241311961. PMID: 39839303, PMCID: PMC11748068, DOI: 10.1177/23821205241311961.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunication skills OSCEIn-person OSCEIn-personThematic analysisVirtual OSCEMedical studentsDebriefing transcriptsCohort of senior medical studentsFaculty-led debriefingCase reviewInductive thematic analysisAdvanced communication skillsSenior medical studentsQualitative themesKolb’s learning theoryVirtual formatSubthemesCommunication skillsOSCEThemesObservation skillsPercentage of commentsCase contentExperiential learningEmotional responsesExperiences of Simulated Phone Death Notification
Murtha T, Johnson R, Ellman M, Martin A, Morrison L, Talwalkar J. Experiences of Simulated Phone Death Notification. The Clinical Teacher 2024, 22: e13846. PMID: 39710510, DOI: 10.1111/tct.13846.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunication skills workshopDeath notificationDebriefing sessionsSkills workshopMedical studentsFaculty-led debriefingFourth-year medical studentsCommunication skills curriculumCommunication challengesPatient encountersPostsession surveysAudio-recordedDidactic lessonsSense of safetyCoded responsesDebriefingMedical schoolsEmotional safetyFamily membersSkills curriculumTelephoneFormative peer feedbackExperiences of silenceThemesStudents expressed appreciationAAHPM Assessment Workgroup: Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Assessment Needs and Directions
Ketterer B, Dingfield L, Stowers K, Morrison K, Bailey A, Flint H, Buckholz G, Morrison L, Yang H, Berns S. AAHPM Assessment Workgroup: Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Assessment Needs and Directions. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2024, 69: e220-e227. PMID: 39709136, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.12.009.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsProgram directorsAmerican Academy of HospiceFellow assessmentsMedical educationQualitative analysis of narrative responsesField of hospiceAnalysis of narrative responsesExperiences of program directorsFaculty developmentLack of trainingREDCap surveyFellow performanceInterdisciplinary facultyNarrative responsesFellowship programsAssessment toolAAHPMAmerican AcademyHospiceGraduating fellowsHigh-quality assessmentWorkgroupNext stepsQualitative analysisSurveyTools for Surgical Decision-Making #486
Miller S, Kodadek L, Morrison L. Tools for Surgical Decision-Making #486. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2024, 27: 1267-1269. PMID: 39008409, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2024.0243.Peer-Reviewed Educational MaterialsA Comparison Between In-Person and Virtual Communication Skills OSCE for Medical Students
Choi A, Murtha T, Morrison L, Talwalkar J. A Comparison Between In-Person and Virtual Communication Skills OSCE for Medical Students. Journal Of Medical Education And Curricular Development 2024, 11: 23821205241241375. PMID: 38532857, PMCID: PMC10964456, DOI: 10.1177/23821205241241375.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunication skills OSCEIn-person OSCEPost-OSCE surveyIn-personVirtual OSCEMedical studentsPost-OSCEInterview contentFaculty-led debriefingFourth-year medical studentsStructured Clinical ExaminationAdvanced communication skillsSenior medical studentsIn-person formatVirtual formatEmotional supportCommunication skillsOSCEChecklistQuantitative surveyAdequate instructionInterviewsBehavior ChecklistInterview processQuantitative dataQuality of Telehealth-Delivered Inpatient Palliative Care During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic
Soliman AA, Akgün KM, Coffee J, Kapo J, Morrison LJ, Hopkinson E, Schulman-Green D, Feder SL. Quality of Telehealth-Delivered Inpatient Palliative Care During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2022, 65: 6-15. PMID: 36206949, PMCID: PMC9532267, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.09.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly COVID-19 pandemicGoals of carePC consultationElectronic health record reviewCOVID-19 pandemicQuality of telehealthUnmet PC needsInpatient palliative careHealth record reviewPalliative care servicesPatients' social needsRate of assessmentNew England hospitalsCOVID-19 infection ratesSymptom controlRecord reviewPalliative carePC servicesMean agePC needsFamily burdenCare servicesInfection ratePsychological symptomsEngland hospitalsLaunching the Next Steps to Improve Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellow Performance Assessment: A Look Back to the Initial Toolkit of Assessment Methods
Morrison LJ, Periyakoil VS, Arnold RM, Tucker R, Chittenden E, Sanchez-Reilly S, Carey EC. Launching the Next Steps to Improve Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellow Performance Assessment: A Look Back to the Initial Toolkit of Assessment Methods. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2020, 61: 613-627. PMID: 33091584, PMCID: PMC7569474, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.10.014.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMuseum-Based Education: A Novel Educational Approach for Hospice and Palliative Medicine Training Programs
Zarrabi AJ, Morrison LJ, Reville BA, Hauser JM, DeSandre P, Joselow M, Thomas J, Wood G. Museum-Based Education: A Novel Educational Approach for Hospice and Palliative Medicine Training Programs. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2020, 23: 1510-1514. PMID: 32023145, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2019.0476.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsTraining programMedicine training programsCommon educational strategiesUndergraduate medical educationNovel educational approachVariety of skillsPedagogic strategiesReflective practiceEducational approachEducational strategiesMedical educationInterprofessional teamworkTolerance of uncertaintyEducationMultiple perspectivesPedagogyBest practicesTeamworkMuseum spaceProgramNumber of yearsPracticeMetacognitionSkillsFurther research
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Laura J. Morrison, MD, is an internist with additional training in palliative care and geriatric medicine.
“Serving as a palliative care physician is a great privilege,” she says. “I truly value traveling with patients and their families through the course of serious illness, adding extra support around physical symptoms, spiritual concerns, psychological and emotional stressors, and social challenges.”
Dr. Morrison sees patients as part of the Yale Palliative Care Program with the Yale New Haven Hospital Palliative Care Consultation Service with a focus on hospitalized patients.
“I enjoy providing extra support to patients facing serious illness and their families with a focus on managing symptoms, coping with illness, and aligning patient and family goals and treatment options,” she says.
Dr. Morrison also directs the Yale physician fellowship training program for hospice and palliative medicine and the Yale Serious Illness Program, which aims to strengthen serious illness communication skills among Yale New Haven Hospital clinicians-in-training and Yale New Haven Hospital System clinical faculty. She focuses her scholarly work on increasing palliative care, communication skills, and health care provider resilience training both locally and nationally.
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Hospice & Palliative Care; Geriatrics
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- February 18, 2026
New Professors in the Yale Department of Internal Medicine
- October 27, 2025
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- June 10, 2025Source: Yale Medicine
‘Let’s Talk’: How to Help Families Have Difficult Conversations
- January 06, 2025
Goldflam, Khanna, and Morrison Receive Fisher Graduate Medical Education Award
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