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Values and Uncertainty at End of Life: A Standardized Patient Case for Preclinical Medical Students.
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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. Methods: Designed as part of a broader research project on using humanities to teach end-of-life care to medical students, our case was administered to 178 second-year students (98% of the class) as a required part of their simulation curriculum. Students ( Results: Students found the case anxiety-provoking ( Discussion: The case feasibly targeted the uncertainty- and prognosis-related learning objectives. Students found it challenging but performed well and rated their experience positively. We discuss overall strengths and areas for improvement as well as options for future implementation.
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