David Helechet: A Case Concerning the Benefit of Spiritual and Cultural Belief Assessment in Post Traumatic Recovery

McKee, Denise D.; Tolles, Robbyn L.; Murphy-Sharp, Willliam

doi:10.15766/mep_2374-8265.3196

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“…Of the 10 active publications, five deal with end-of-life care, 25–29 one focuses on geriatric care, 30 one is a 1-hour lecture, 31 and one presents standardized patient cases. 32 The remaining two resources, from the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding, present a wide variety of cases and clinical scenarios wherein spirituality may be central to the care of the patient. 33,34 (These Tanenbaum resources may be particularly helpful to facilitators preparing to incorporate the current session into their clerkships.)…”

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Teaching Third-Year Medical Students to Address Patients’ Spiritual Needs in the Surgery/Anesthesiology Clerkship

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IntroductionDespite many patients wanting physicians to inquire about their religious/spiritual beliefs, most physicians do not make such inquiries. Among physicians who do, surgeons are less likely than family and general practitioners and psychiatrists to do so.MethodsTo address this gap, we developed a 60-minute curriculum that follows the Kolb cycle of experiential learning for third-year medical students on their surgery/anesthesiology clerkship. The session includes definitions of religion/spirituality, an overview of the literature on spirituality in surgery, a review of the FICA Spiritual History Tool, discussion of the role of the chaplain and the process of initiating a chaplain consult, and three cases regarding the spiritual needs of surgical patients.ResultsIn total, 165 students participated in 10 sessions over 13 months. Of these, 120 students (73%) provided short-term feedback. Overall, 82% rated the session above average or excellent, and 72% stated the session was very relevant to patient care. To improve the session, students recommended assigning key readings, discussing more cases, role-playing various scenarios, inviting patients to speak, practicing mock interviews, and allowing for more self-reflection and discussion. Long-term feedback was provided by 105 students (64%) and indicated that the spirituality session impacted their attitudes about the role of religion/spirituality in medicine and their behaviors with patients.DiscussionWe have designed a successful session on spirituality for third-year students on their surgery/anesthesiology clerkship. Students reported it to be a positive addition to the curriculum. The session can be modified for other surgical subspecialties and specialties outside of surgery.

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