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
2007
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 2007, 82: 723-727. PMID: 17595576, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0b013e3180674b3a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLife care experiencesCase conferencesCare experiencesAcute inpatient settingsEnd of lifePsychiatry consultInpatient settingYale University SchoolPatient reactionsPatientsClinician presenceStudents' personal reflectionsThird-year medical studentsUniversity SchoolLife exercisePrimary objectiveExerciseLife domainsMedical studentsPersonal impactYearsMultidisciplinary facultyPilot yearConsultsPilot basis