Residents learning from a narrative experience with dying patients: A qualitative study

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 727-743

  Tait, Glendon R ^a,b   Hodges, Brian D ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Communication; Competence; End of life care; Hidden curriculum; Humanism; Medical education; Narrative; Palliative care; Qualitative; Residents

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; ONTARIO; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 84883787540     PISSN: 13824996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-012-9411-y     Document Type: Article

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