Analysis of Student Reflections on "What Matters Most" to Palliative Care Patients: A Narrative Medicine Exercise.

Effective communication with ill patients requires practice, yet, the traditional history overlooks patients' personal stories. This information is vital to determining goals of care and facilitates partnership by building trust. We implemented a narrative medicine exercise for students during their palliative medicine rotation to highlight humanism.

Implementation of a Competency-based Pressure Ulcer Curriculum for Medical Students: Outcomes from an Educational Intervention Study.

Unlabelled: A paucity of research exists on medical student pressure ulcer education.

Purpose: This study examines medical student competency outcomes following implementation of a competency-based curriculum that included a pressure ulcer component in its educational intervention.

Methods: Over a 5-year period, 645 medical students completed the curriculum, which included a preceptor-led didactic session, online study resources, clinical experiences, and a brief online competency assessment.