Learning and coping through reflection: exploring patient death experiences of medical students.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Existing studies have explored many aspects of medical students' experiences of patient death and propose the importance of faculty support for coping. However, UK-based literature on this subject and research concerning learning through reflection as part of coping are relatively limited. This study, through the lens of reflection, aims to explore students' experiences with patient death in a UK context. These include coping strategies, support from faculty following patient death and the relationship between these experiences and learning. Our research questions were: How do medical students cope with and learn from their experiences?How does support from ward staff and the medical school help them cope with and learn from these experiences?How can students best be supported f

SUBMITTER: Trivate T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6894273 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature