Initiatives for Responding to Medical Trainees' Moral Distress about End-of-Life Cases

Title

Initiatives for Responding to Medical Trainees' Moral Distress about End-of-Life Cases

Creator

Rosenthal MS; Clay M

Publisher

Ama Journal Of Ethics

Date

2017

Description

Moral distress frequently arises for medical trainees exposed to end-of-life cases. We review the small literature on best practices for reducing moral distress in such cases and propose two areas to target for moral distress reduction: medical education and organizational ethics programs. Students require training in end-of-life dialogues and truthful prognostication, which are not generally available without skilled mentors. But physician-mentors and teachers can suffer from lingering moral residue themselves, which can affect the teaching culture and student expectations. Finally, reducing unit moral distress that affects learners requires formal educational opportunities to debrief about difficult end-of-life cases and formal institutional mechanisms for effective clinical ethics consultation.
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August 2017 List

Citation

Rosenthal MS; Clay M, “Initiatives for Responding to Medical Trainees' Moral Distress about End-of-Life Cases,” Pediatric Palliative Care Library, accessed March 28, 2024, https://pedpalascnetlibrary.omeka.net/items/show/10980.