Incorporating Older Adults as "Trained Patients" to Teach Advance Care Planning to Third-Year Medical Students.

Sarah E NussbaumSonia OyolaMari EganAliza BaronShewanna WackmanShellie WilliamsJanice BensonSeema LimayeStacie Levine

Published in: The American journal of hospice & palliative care (2019)

The use of older adults as TPs in an ACP curriculum provides students an opportunity to practice skills and receive feedback in the nonmedical setting, thereby improving comfort and confidence in approaching these conversations for future patients.

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