2020
Are Internal Medicine Residents Meeting the Bar? Comparing Resident Knowledge and Self-Efficacy to Published Palliative Care Competencies
Moyer 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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsClinical CompetenceCurriculumHospice and Palliative Care NursingHumansInternship and ResidencyPalliative CareSelf EfficacyConceptsPC competenciesPrimary palliative care educationIM residentsInternal medicine residents' knowledgePalliative care competenciesPalliative care principlesPalliative care educationResidents' knowledgeInternal medicine residentsSelf-Efficacy InventoryHalf of respondentsKnowledge testSymptom managementTerminal careCare competenciesLife carePC knowledgeSelf-efficacy scoresCare principlesPC curriculumCare educationMedicine residentsResident competencyOne-way ANOVACareAssessing 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
A New Competency-Based Instrument to Assess Resident Knowledge and Self-Efficacy in Primary Palliative Care
Moyer 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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary palliative care educationPrimary palliative careEducational interventionPalliative care competenciesPalliative care educationResidents' knowledgeResident competencyGraduate Medical EducationInternal medicine residentsPsychometric propertiesSymptom managementPalliative careSelf-Efficacy InventoryTerminal careCare competenciesPC principlesKnowledge testCompetency-based instrumentStandard item analysisCronbach's αCare educationMedicine residentsPromising psychometric propertiesCareInternal consistency
2017
Modifying the Primary Care Exception Rule to Require Competency-Based Assessment
Tobin 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.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsPrimary care practicesResident competenceClinical competenceGraduate Medical EducationResidents' clinical competenceMonths of trainingAmbulatory careCare practicesMedicaid ServicesExamination roomCarePhysiciansBilling requirementsTraining programMilestones frameworkBilling rulesResidents' readinessResidentsTeaching residents
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 reliabilityImplementing and Evaluating a Four-Year Integrated End-of-Life Care Curriculum for Medical Students
Ellman 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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsClinical CompetenceConnecticutCurriculumEducation, Medical, UndergraduateGoalsHumansProgram DevelopmentProgram EvaluationTerminal CareConceptsObserved structured clinical examinationSelf-reported preparednessTeaching strategiesMedical studentsCare educationStudents' self-reported preparednessBlended learning strategyInterprofessional learning opportunitiesReviews of studentsLife care curriculaInteractive online modulesEOL care educationLife care educationStructured Clinical ExaminationSkill-building activitiesCurriculum purposesInterprofessional learningStudent competenciesStudents' skillsCurricular componentsCurricular structureLearning opportunitiesStudent surveysBasic competenciesFaculty resources
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