Goals and Objectives End of Life Curriculum
Goal #6 Social and Community Context of Healthcare
Students must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, attitudes necessary to function within the larger healthcare system in which they will receive further training and identify resources available to provide high-quality care for their patients. Our students will:
1. demonstrate knowledge of the philosophy of hospice and the services provided by a hospice program |
Behavioral Development |
| IPM-III |
| Medicine |
| Surgery |
| Third year competency exam |
2. develop an awareness of state, region and system-specific legal guidelines regarding end of life issues including physician assisted death |
IPM-II (not physician assisted death) |
| Medicine |
| Obstetrics/Gynecology |
| Surgery |
3. demonstrate knowledge of the American healthcare system including reimbursement mechanisms, the roles of government and private sector, and the ways patients pay for healthcare |
Obstetrics/Gynecology |
4. demonstrate an understanding that some individuals in our society are at risk for inadequate healthcare, including the poor, uninsured, underinsured, children, unborn, single parents, elderly, racial minorities, immigrants, refugees, physically disabled, mentally disabled, chemically dependent, and those with incurable diseases |
Obstetrics/Gynecology |
5. implement strategies to access healthcare services for patients who need advocacy and assistance |
Obstetrics/Gynecology |
6. under supervision, develop diagnostic and treatment strategies that are cost-effective, sensitive to limited resources, and do not compromise quality of care |
Neurology |
7. demonstrate knowledge of non-biological determinants of poor health, such as child abuse and domestic violence and the economic, psychological, social, and cultural factors that contribute to their development and continuation |
Obstetrics/Gynecology |
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