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In听keeping with the new curriculum, our undergraduate medical education program has recently undergone many changes.
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In the first 18 months of their program, considered to be Fundamentals of Medicine & Dentistry (FMD)听in the new curriculum, students are exposed to patients' experiences of palliative care through a small group conversation with a palliative care patient (led by a palliative care physician). 听
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Here are some testimonials from the students:
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"Extremely useful! Very enlightening, introspective experience that puts together the role of the physician as a professional, healer, and human. Allows us to put things into perspective. A good way for retention on things apart from the theory and physical stuff to get one to see the emotional/human side of being a physician".
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"Very eye opening experience.听 Appreciated being able to have this experience.听 I learned a lot about palliative care, which was a mysterious subject before this visit".
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"This was an incredible, worthwhile experience from the perspective of a student. 听From beginning to end, the visit provided an experience that I will not forget".
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"The session was really surprising. 听It was my first contact with palliative care and I was astonished to see the type of care brought to family and patients".
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"This has been one of the most impactful and useful/educational aspects of the physianship course".
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The following lectures are also offered during FMD:
Block: Palliative Care Lecture:
A: Molecules to Global Health Aging and End of Life Care: 听Global Health Issue
B: Respiration End-of-Life Care for the Pulmonary Patient
C: Circulation End-of-Life Care for the Cardiac Patient
F: Defence Palliative Care & Melanoma (lecture/case conference)
G: Infection Mouth & Dental Issues
J: Human Behaviour Lessons Learned in Palliative Care: 听Interprofessional

Palliative Care has been incorporated into Physicianship and, as such, we are responsible for producing scenarios on History Taking and Compassionate Communication as well as a lecture and scenarios on Communication and Breaking Bad News.

Transition to clinical practice (TCP)听starts in month 19 of medical school. Palliative Care is responsible for giving 3 lectures during this six-month period. Under Comprehensive Health, we give lectures on "Last Days of Life", "Impact of Cancer on Families" and "Caring for Dying Patients at Home".

Core Clerkship听consumes all of Year 3 of med school. During this time, we give lectures on "Palliative Care Emergencies" and "Cancer Pain Management". We also have a full Palliative Care Recall Day focusing on how and why clinical sciences and the interdisciplinary team-based approach to care intersect in palliative care.

Third-year and fourth-year students are strongly encouraged to pursue a clinical clerkship rotation in palliative care. Students wishing to complete a rotation at one of these sites should consult the Electives Program.听听

Palliative Care 91社区 is honored to offer the Winifred Ross Award in Palliative Care, award annually to one third-year and one fourth-year student. For application details, please click here.

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