Thanatology Curriculum Medicine

Jeanne D. Cole

Contents
Preface



I. The Medical Curriculum: Status and Direction of Thanatology
Potentials and Pitfalls in Death Education in Medical Schools
Thanatology Offerings in United States Medical and Nursing Schools in 1984
Educational and Emotional Needs of Pediatric House Officers Who Care for Terminally Ill Children and Their Families
Current State of Thanatology Education in American Health Professions and an Integrated Model
Educating Allied Health Personnel: Seeing the Dying Patient as a Person
II. Approaches to the Medical Thanatology Curriculum
Death and Dying From Beginning to End of the Medical School Curriculum
The Thanatology Curriculum at University of Massachusetts Medical School
Patient Simulation: A Technique for Developing Competence in Encounters With Terminally Ill Patients
The Effects of a Liberal Arts Thanatology Course on the Health Care Professional
Combating Depersonalization in Caring for Terminally Ill Patients
Three Approaches to Death Education for Physicians and Allied Health Professionals
Testing the Medical Student’s Capabilities in Dealing With Death
III. Teaching the Relationship Between Caregiver and Patient
Denial of Dying: Educating Medical Students
Dreams as Manifestations of Students’ Anxiety About Medical Procedures
Treating Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Thoughts on the Thanatology Curriculum
Teaching the Physician-Patient Relationship
Death: A Natural Process