The impact of death and dying on the personhood of medical students: a systematic scoping review.
Chong Yao HoCheryl Shumin KowChin Howe Joshua ChiaJia Ying LowYong Hao Melvin LaiSarah-Kei LauwAshley Ern Hui HowLorraine Hui En TanXin Ling Lisa NgiamNatalie Pei Xin ChanTze Yin Joshua KuekNur Haidah Ahmad KamalJeng Long ChiaAhmad Bin Hanifah Marican AbdurrahmanMin ChiamYun Ting OngAnnelissa Mien Chew ChinYing Pin TohStephen MasonLalit Kumar Radha KrishnaPublished in: BMC medical education (2020)
Facing death and dying amongst their patients affect how medical students envisage their personhood. This underlines the need for timely, holistic and longitudinal support systems to ensure that problems faced are addressed early. To do so, there must be effective training and a structured support mechanism.