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
2018
Simulation training in palliative care: state of the art and future directions
Kozhevnikov 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.BooksPalliative carePatient outcomesPrimary palliative careSymptom management educationManagement of painHealth care providersPatient-centered communicationSimulation-based medical educationPC skillsPC specialistsSymptom managementTreatment preferencesStandardized patient encountersCare providersPC trainingSerious illnessPatient encountersOutcome assessmentSystematic reviewPC educationDifferent training levelsPromising modalityLiterature reportingInterprofessional teamworkOutcomesFactors Affecting Resident Satisfaction in Continuity Clinic—a Systematic Review
Stepczynski 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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContinuity clinicAmbulatory trainingMethodsA systematic literature reviewCochrane Central RegisterControlled Clinical TrialsResultsThree hundred fiftyContinuity of careEnglish-language articlesQuality of lifeCentral RegisterClinical trialsHundred fiftyAmbulatory careExclusion criteriaPurposeIn recent yearsSystematic reviewLanguage articlesFinal reviewResident satisfactionSearch termsClinicRelevant databasesSystematic literature reviewCareTrainee satisfaction
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 residentsAre 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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA 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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPalliative 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.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 ResearchConceptsPrimary 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 reliabilityDevelopment, implementation and evaluation of a terminal and hospice care educational online module for preclinical students
Tse 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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOnline modulesMedical studentsSecond-year medical studentsOnline learning toolsHospice clinical experiencePreclinical medical studentsHospice care educationInteractive online modulesMultiple-choice questionsHospice experienceBlended curriculumStudents' knowledgeLearning toolsPreclinical studentsMedical schoolsStudent terminalCare educationStudentsChoice questionsUncomfortable caringPalliative careTerminal careHospice careClinical experienceSchoolsPreclinical Medical Students’ Diverse Educational and Emotional Responses to a Required Hospice Experience
Tse 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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreclinical medical studentsHospice care experiencesPreclinical studentsMedical studentsEmotional responsesMedical students' knowledgeStudents' knowledgePreclinical exposureReflective responsesStudentsAcademic cohortHospice sitesEmotional promptsNegative emotionsMixed emotionsEmotional reactionsSad/Hospice experienceSalient themesSkillsCore aspectsEleven themesEmotionsPromptsAttitudesContinuity of Care as an Educational Goal but Failed Reality in Resident Training: Time to Innovate
Ellman 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.Peer-Reviewed Original Research