Palliative care in undergraduate medical education: status report and future directions

Article Abstract:

Sixteen principles for improving the teaching of end-of-life care in medical schools are presented. Various surveys have found that many medical schools do not have courses in palliative care and much of the information that is taught is scattered throughout courses in behavioral science or ethics. Surveys of physicians confirm this lack of formal training and many physicians believe instruction in palliative care should be strengthened. Even courses that do focus on palliative care are primarily lecture-oriented and do not include feedback from dying patients.

Medical students, Education, Terminal care, Palliative treatment, Palliative care, Study and teaching

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Care of the dying doctor: on the other end of the stethoscope

Article Abstract:

Tips are provided for doctors who must face the challenging prospect of caring for a terminally ill doctor, based on the case of a 70-year-old man who was a former chairman of the department of medicine at a major hospital. Many doctors have personal characteristics that can make them very difficult patients. They may hate being helpless and dependent on someone else to care for them.

Care and treatment, Terminally ill persons, Terminally ill, Medical professions

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The physician's counsel

Article Abstract:

An account is presented on a physician's mother who suffered from breast cancer and died as a result of sudden, massive stroke. Despite being a physician, he needed another physician to counsel his mother and to assure himself that his judgment was consistent with his mother's wishes and her best interests.

Public affairs, Social aspects, Risk factors, Breast cancer, Mother and child, Mother-child relations

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