CLE 713

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Credit: 2 hours.

Healthcare providers must be able to provide compassionate patient-centered care that optimizes well-being and alleviates suffering. Students will gain experiences caring for patients with advanced, chronic, and progressive illness that may be facing high symptom burden, complex treatment decisions, or may be near the end of life. The student will gain experience in the sub-specialty of Palliative Care through seeing patients on the inpatient consult services, outpatient primary palliative care clinic, embedded sub-specialty clinics, nursing home visits, and home visits. Student will participate in interdisciplinary rounds and work in a multidisciplinary team to optimize patient care.

No graduate credit. 2 professional hours. Approved for S/U grading only. Prerequisite: Internal Medicine Clerkship. Restricted to students enrolled in Phase 2 or Phase 3 of the Carle Illinois curriculum.

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