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Management of Terminal Illness

A Medical School–Hospice Partnership Model to Teach Medical Students About End-of-Life Care

Dr. Cowell is professor and chairman, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University, Huntington, WV; Ms. Farrell is clinical assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, and executive director, Hospice of Huntington; Ms. Campbell and Ms. Canady are graduate assistants, Department of Psychology, Marshall University. Address correspondence to Dr. Cowell, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University Medical Center, 1600 Medical Center Drive, B500, Huntington, WV 25701-3655. E-mail: cowell{at}marshall.edu

Physicians are not only called upon to deal with biological, but also with psychosocial issues and concerns in the treatment of the terminally ill. Their training, however, usually does not prepare them to value palliative care, or help them cope with personal feelings about death and possible grief over a patient's loss. The authors describe what one medical school is doing regarding the challenge of preparing medical students to deal more competently and confidently with end-of-life scenarios they will encounter as primary care practitioners in underserved areas of a rural state.

Key Words: Terminal Illness • End-of-Life Care

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