Objective: To implement an integrated module on death and dying into a 15-week bioethics course and determine whether it increased student pharmacists' empathy.
Design: Students participated in a 5-week death and dying module that included presentation of the film Wit, an interactive lecture on hospice, and a lecture on the ethics of pain management.
Assessment: Fifty-six students completed the 30-item Balanced Emotional Empathy Scale (BEES) before and after completing the module and wrote a reflective essay. Students demonstrated an appreciation of patient-specific values in their essay. Quantitative data collected via BEES scores demonstrated significant improvement in measured empathy.
Conclusion: A 5-week instructional model on death and dying significantly increased student empathy.
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