Matthew Ellman, MD
Professor of Medicine (General Medicine)Cards
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Overview
Medical Research Interests
Education, Medical; Palliative Care; Terminal Care
Publications
2022
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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute care settingCare settingsEmergency medicineInternal medicineSimulation curriculumPerceived barriersCommunication skillsGoals-of-care conversationsLife-limiting illnessImminent deathIllness communication skillsInadequate physical spaceIll patientsDidactic videoPrognostic awarenessAcute carePatient goalsEnvironmental barriersImpending deathClinical managementCare conversationsEmergency departmentResidents' perspectivesGroup interviewsNovel curriculum
2021
The Most Difficult News Training “Should Be Mandatory For All Medical Students:” A Qualitative Analysis Of Medical Student Perspectives On Simulated Death Notification
Murtha 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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Most Difficult News Training “Should Be Mandatory For All Medical Students:” A Qualitative Analysis Of Medical Student Perspectives On Simulated Death Notification
Murtha 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.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Creating a Satisfying Continuity Clinic Experience for Primary Care Trainees
Holt 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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAre 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 ResearchConceptsPC 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 ANOVACareThe day the residents left: lessons learnt from COVID-19 for ambulatory clinics
Doolittle 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.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersAssessing 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 consistencyPhysicians Should Play a Role in Ensuring Safe Firearm Ownership
Holt 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.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersStudents’ 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 ResearchConceptsStudent experienceMedical studentsContent analysisPersonal experienceMedical students' experiencesStudents' emotional responsesSchool experiencesStudent commentsStudents' attitudesWritten reflectionMost studentsMedical schoolsFree-text responsesWriting promptsStudentsEducatorsOwn experienceEnhanced awarenessExistential responseEmotional responsesDistinct themesFuture experiencesExperienceThemesCurriculum
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Clinical Care
Overview
Matthew S. Ellman, MD, is a general internist and director of Yale Medicine Internal Medicine Associates. He practices adult primary care medicine, treating many common acute and chronic conditions as well as promoting preventive care and wellness. He tells new patients, “We will work together to provide you the best possible care that meets your needs.”
A professor of medicine (general medicine) at Yale School of Medicine, and director of medical student palliative and end-of-life care education, Dr. Ellman researches ways to optimize training doctors and other healthcare professionals to provide skillful and compassionate care for patients with serious and life-limiting illnesses. He is most excited about new methods for teaching and evaluating competency in the field.
Dr. Ellman says he chose his specialty after “witnessing the enormous benefits of skillful and compassionate care throughout the course of the various illnesses our patients face during their lives.” He gets his greatest satisfaction from patents telling him he has made a difference in their health and lives. Connecticut Magazine has recognized Dr. Ellman as one of Top Doctors in the state.
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Internal Medicine
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News
- February 26, 2024Source: Yale Medicine
Walking Pneumonia: What You Should Know
- December 18, 2022Source: Yale Medicine
The Flu Is Back: Here's How to Get Through It
- October 20, 2021
Internal Medicine News Roundup (10/20/21)
- December 16, 2020
Discoveries & Impact (December 2020)
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