2003
Reflective Practice and Palliative Care Education
Fins J, Gentilesco B, Carver A, Lister P, Acres C, Payne R, Storey-Johnson C. Reflective Practice and Palliative Care Education. Academic Medicine 2003, 78: 307-312. PMID: 12634214, DOI: 10.1097/00001888-200303000-00015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptom managementPatient carePalliative care educationContext of careEnd of lifeTwo-week clerkshipMethods of painParticipant observationPalliative careCare educationInfluence careReflective practiceCareMedical studentsPractice patternsClerkshipClinical ethicsHidden curriculumDimensions of practiceContextual factorsTherapeutic skillsHumanistic mannerShort-term evaluationHumanistic dimensionParticipants
2002
Enhancing Palliative Care Education in Medical School Curricula
Wood E, Meekin S, Fins J, Fleischman A. Enhancing Palliative Care Education in Medical School Curricula. Academic Medicine 2002, 77: 285-291. PMID: 11953291, DOI: 10.1097/00001888-200204000-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPalliative care educationPalliative care contentCare educationStates medical schoolsCare contentProcess of self-assessmentEducational assessment toolMedical schoolsFour-year curriculumStrategic planningCurricular mappingCurricular areasMedical school curriculumSchool curriculumCurriculum mappingCurricular changesScience coursesFaculty developmentHumanities coursesPalliative careCurriculumSchoolSelf-assessmentEducationClerkship rotation
2000
Development of a Palliative Education Assessment Tool for Medical Student Education
Meekin S, Klein J, Fleischman A, Fins J. Development of a Palliative Education Assessment Tool for Medical Student Education. Academic Medicine 2000, 75: 986-992. PMID: 11031142, DOI: 10.1097/00001888-200010000-00011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPalliative care educationCare educationEducational assessment toolEnd-of-life carePalliative care contentPalliative care domainsPalliative care assessmentAssessment toolEnd-of-lifeClinical communication skillsMedical school curriculumSelf-assessment toolU.S. medical schoolsCare contentCaregiver perspectivesPalliative medicineCare assessmentFour-year curriculumCare domainEducation reformCurricular mappingMedical schoolsSchool curriculumCurricular objectivesEducational objectives
1999
Incorporating palliative care into critical care education: Principles, challenges, and opportunities
Danis M, Federman D, Fins J, Fox E, Kastenbaum B, Lanken P, Long K, Lowenstein E, Lynn J, Rouse F, Tulsky J. Incorporating palliative care into critical care education: Principles, challenges, and opportunities. Critical Care Medicine 1999, 27: 2005-2013. PMID: 10507632, DOI: 10.1097/00003246-199909000-00047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-of-life carePalliative careEnd-of-lifeIntensive care unitCare educationModified nominal group processCritical careExcellent palliative carePalliative care educationCompassionate palliative careDiscontinuity of careGoals of careCritical care educationNominal group processTrust relationshipsCapacity of patientsDying patientsGood careTeaching careConsumer advocacyMedical educationCareEffective communicationLife support technologyCare unit