Values and Uncertainty at End of Life: A Standardized Patient Case for Preclinical Medical Students
Values and Uncertainty at End of Life: A Standardized Patient Case for Preclinical Medical Students
Submitted by Death Dying and... on Apr 26, 2025 - 12:25pm CDT
Introduction: Physician learners desire more and higher-quality education on end-of-life care. Challenges include the inherent difficulties of clinical uncertainty and how to provide meaningful experiences for early learners. This standardized patient (SP) encounter features a patient facing a newly terminal diagnosis. The patient's goals and values are not specific, and the encounter has an open-ended resolution. This low-stakes formative exercise was administered to preclinical medical students.
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