The Role of Palliative Care in Medical Education
Authors: Richard J. Lin
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2013)

Ideas and OpinionsDecember 17, 2013The Role of Palliative Care in Medical EducationRichard J. Lin, MD, PhDRichard J. Lin, MD, PhDFrom Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-159-12-201312170-00010 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail More than a decade ago in medical school, I learned the basic skills of managing pain, breaking bad news, and exploring the psychosocial effect of advanced illness in an elective course called “Living With Life-Threatening Illness.” The experience laid the foundation for my advanced training and clinical practice. Unfortunately, most clinicians have not received such training, and palliative care continues to have a limited role in the overall schema of medical education (1). I argue here that palliative care teaches good medical practice and the art of medicine and therefore should be an essential and longitudinal component of medical education ...References1. Case AA, Orrange SM, and Weissman DE. Palliative medicine physician education in the United States: a historical review. J Palliat Med. 2013;16:230-6. [PMID: 23346870] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care. Accessed at www.nationalconsensusproject.org on 23 October 2013. Google Scholar3. Swetz KM and Kamal AH. In the clinic. Palliative care. Ann Intern Med. 2012;156:ITC2-1-15 LinkGoogle Scholar4. Wagner EH, Austin BT, Davis C, Hindmarsh M, Schaefer J, and Bonomi A. Improving chronic illness care: translating evidence into action. Health Aff (Millwood). 2001;20:64-78. [PMID: 11816692] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Sanchez-Reilly S, Morrison LJ, Carey E, Bernacki R, O'Neill L, Kapo J, et al. Caring for oneself to care for others: physicians and their self-care. J Support Oncol. 2013;11:75-81. [PMID: 23967495] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. Cook DA, Garside S, Levinson AJ, Dupras DM, and Montori VM. What do we mean by web-based learning? A systematic review of the variability of interventions. Med Educ. 2010;44:765-74. [PMID: 20633216] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. Thistlethwaite J. Interprofessional education: a review of context, learning and the research agenda. Med Educ. 2012;46:58-70. [PMID: 22150197] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. Quill TE and Abernethy AP. Generalist plus specialist palliative care—creating a more sustainable model. N Engl J Med. 2013;368:1173-5. [PMID: 23465068] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. Cassel EJ. The nature of suffering and the goals of medicine. N Engl J Med. 1982;306:639-45. [PMID: 7057823] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Richard J. Lin, MD, PhDAffiliations: From Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York.Disclosures: None disclosed. Forms can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M13-1442.Corresponding Author: Richard J. Lin, MD, PhD, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, 525 East 68th Street, Box 130, New York, NY 10065; e-mail, [email protected].Author Contributions: Conception and design: R.J. Lin.Analysis and interpretation of the data: R.J. Lin.Drafting of the article: R.J. Lin.Critical revision of the article for important intellectual content: R.J. Lin.Final approval of the article: R.J. Lin.Administrative, technical, or logistic support: R.J. Lin.Collection and assembly of data: R.J. Lin. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics December 17, 2013Volume 159, Issue 12Page: 848-849KeywordsAbdominal painConstipationDecision makingEmotionsEnd of life careHistory of medicineMedical educationMedical ethicsMedical ethics, humanities, and educationNauseaNeurodegenerative diseasesNutritionPalliative carePatientsPerceptionQuality of lifeRehabilitation medicineResidencySub-specialty careVomiting ePublished: 17 December 2013 Issue Published: December 17, 2013 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2013 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...