Purpose Some evidence indicates that physician empathy declines during medical training,
which has made it the subject of much research. Qualitative studies are relevant in this …

Objective Despite a recent surge in literature identifying professional identity formation (PIF)
as a key process in physician development, the empiric study of PIF in medicine remains in …

Background The re-introduction of medical students into healthcare systems struggling with
the COVID-19 pandemic raises concerns as to whether they will be supported when …

Introduction Medical education experts argue that grief support training for physicians would
improve physician and patient and family wellness, and should therefore be mandatory …

Objectives In March 2020, the WHO declared SARS-CoV-2 a pandemic. Hospitals across
the world faced staff, bed and supply shortages, with some European hospitals calling on …

Context Longitudinal qualitative research is an approach to research that entails generating
qualitative data with the same participants over extended periods of time to understand their …

Background Existing studies have explored many aspects of medical students' experiences
of patient death and propose the importance of faculty support for coping. However, UK …

Introduction: An exceedingly small amount of scientific research concerns the response to
patient death among nursing students. There was a need to examine their perspective on …

Background The emotional consequences of patient deaths on physicians have been
studied in a variety of medical settings. Reactions to patient death include distress, guilt, and …

Background Providing care for dying people and the death of patients are stressing
situations faced by nursing students during their clinical practice. Learning about palliative …