Matthew Ellman, MD
Professor; Director, Yale Internal Medicine Associates; Director, Medical Student Palliative and End-of-Life Care Education
Research & Publications
Biography
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Research Summary
My scholarly work has focused on the creation, implementation and assessment of innovative curricula in end-of-life and palliative care education for medical students and other health professionals. Meeting the complex needs of patients with serious and life threatening illness requires physicians (and other health professionals) who are trained to be competent to address an array of care needs no matter what their practice specialty. Effective education in end of life and palliative care has been lacking as evidenced by several studies documenting unmet needs of patients and their families as well as medical school graduates and practicing physicians who do not feel adequately prepared to care for patients near end of life. My research addresses these deficits at both undergraduate and graduate level medical education. In addition, I collaborate with colleagues on advancing general medicine educational research over diverse content areas.
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Research Interests
Education, Medical; Palliative Care; Terminal Care
Selected Publications
- 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. The American Journal Of Hospice & Palliative Care 2020, 37:117-122.
- Assessing 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.
- The 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.
- 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. The American Journal Of Hospice & Palliative Care 2021, 38:326-331.
- Physicians 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.
- Students' 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. The American Journal Of Hospice & Palliative Care 2019, 36:999-1007.
- Factors 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.
- 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.
- 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 : Journal Of The Association Of American Medical Colleges 2017, 92:331-334.
- Preclinical 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. The American Journal Of Hospice & Palliative Care 2017, 34:704-712.
- Development, 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 2017, 7:73-80.
- Continuity 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.
- Implementing 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, 28:229-39.
- 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, 19:706-11.
- Online Learning Tools as Supplements for Basic and Clinical Science Education.Ellman MS, Schwartz ML. Online Learning Tools as Supplements for Basic and Clinical Science Education. Journal Of Medical Education And Curricular Development 2016, 3.
- Implementing the patient-centered medical home in residency education.Doolittle BR, Tobin D, Genao I, Ellman M, Ruser C, Brienza R. Implementing the patient-centered medical home in residency education. Education For Health (Abingdon, England) 2015, 28:74-8.
- Using online learning and interactive simulation to teach spiritual and cultural aspects of palliative care to interprofessional students.Ellman MS, Schulman-Green D, Blatt L, Asher S, Viveiros D, Clark J, Bia M. Using online learning and interactive simulation to teach spiritual and cultural aspects of palliative care to interprofessional students. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2012, 15:1240-7.
- 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.
- Metabolic syndrome in obese patients with binge-eating disorder in primary care clinics: a cross-sectional study.Barnes RD, Boeka AG, McKenzie KC, Genao I, Garcia RL, Ellman MS, Ellis PJ, Masheb RM, Grilo CM. Metabolic syndrome in obese patients with binge-eating disorder in primary care clinics: a cross-sectional study. The Primary Care Companion For CNS Disorders 2011, 13.
- Effectiveness of an integrated ward-based program in preparing medical students to care for patients at the end of life.Ellman MS, Rosenbaum JR, Cherlin E, Bia M. Effectiveness of an integrated ward-based program in preparing medical students to care for patients at the end of life. The American Journal Of Hospice & Palliative Care 2009, 26:18-23.
- When is the Reverend coming?Ellman MS. When is the Reverend coming? Patient Education And Counseling 2008, 73:6-7.
- Development and implementation of an innovative ward-based program to help medical students acquire end-of-life care experience.Ellman MS, Rosenbaum JR, Bia M. Development and implementation of an innovative ward-based program to help medical students acquire end-of-life care experience. Academic Medicine : Journal Of The Association Of American Medical Colleges 2007, 82:723-7.
- Teaching pre-clinical medical students an integrated approach to medical interviewing: half-day workshops using actors.Fortin AH, Haeseler FD, Angoff N, Cariaga-Lo L, Ellman MS, Vasquez L, Bridger L. Teaching pre-clinical medical students an integrated approach to medical interviewing: half-day workshops using actors. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2002, 17:704-8.