Introduction This study investigated the perspectives of medical students on the factors
influencing empathy development during their undergraduate training. Methodology A …

Background The provision of high-quality clinical care is critical to the mission of academic
and nonacademic clinical settings and is of foremost importance to academic and …

Background Humanism is a complex construct that defies simplistic measurement. How
educators measure humanism shapes understanding and implications for learners. This …

A grounded theory study was undertaken to understand how general practitioners (GPs)
experience the death of their patients. Eleven GPs participated in semi-structured interviews …

Background The term second victim describes a healthcare professional who has been
involved in an adverse event and feels wounded by the event. The effects of this experience …

Context The hidden curriculum–the norms, values and practices that are transmitted to
students through modelling by preceptors and teachers, and decisions about curricular …

This study examined medical school offerings on end-of-life issues between 1975 and 2005.
Seven national surveys of US medical schools were conducted in 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990 …

Background There are shortcomings in medical practitioners' capacity to adapt to the
particular needs of people experiencing circumstances of social vulnerability. Clinical …

Purpose: To use reflective writing to evaluate a new required palliative care experience for
third year medical students. Method: The authors used a constant comparison method …

Culture of Death Denial: Relevant or Rhetoric in Medical Education? | Journal of Palliative
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