"It's a heavy thing to carry": Internal medicine and pediatric resident experiences caring for dying patients
04/27/24 at 03:00 AM
"It's a heavy thing to carry": Internal medicine and pediatric resident experiences caring for dying patients
American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine; by Lindsay M Gibbon, Laura Buck, Lauren Schmidt, Jori F Bogetz, Amy Trowbridge; 5/24
Our data suggests a model for the process by which residents learn affective skills critical to EOL care: residents (1) notice strong emotion, (2) reflect on the meaning of the emotion, and (3) crystallize this reflection into a new perspective or skill. Educators can use this model to develop educational methods that emphasize normalization of physician emotions and space for processing and professional identity formation.