University Beat: Hospice Students (April 4, 2010)

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USF Med student Caroline Nguyen and a hospice patient.

Hospice Students

“Hospice” isn’t a place, but a system of care…and third year med students are finding out what it’s all about as they visit dying patients in their homes as part of a USF College of Medicine clerkship. This week’s University Beat on WUSF-TV follows a pair of students on their visits and finds out how the experience affects them.

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USF Med student Caroline Nguyen examines a hospice patient in his home.

Hospice Students

An unusual clerkship at the USF College of Medicine takes students out of the classroom and puts them in the home of a terminal patient. This week's University Beat on WUSF 89.7 FM shows you how the hospice experience is creating more empathetic future physicians.

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Program Schedule

Radio - During "Morning Edition" on WUSF 89.7 Tuesday at 6:30 AM and 8:30 AM | During "All Things Considered" on WUSF 89.7 Thursday at 5:44 PM | After "Florida Matters" on WSMR 89.1 Friday at 7:30 PM
Television - Weekdays at 11:55 AM and 11:25 PM, and various times throughout the weekend

Video extras

Dr. Kira Zwygart from the USF Dept. of Family Medicine talks about what students get out of the hospice experience during their third year clerkship.

Third year USF Medical School students Adam Winkler and Caroline Nu Nguyen share their opinions on the hospice experience and how it affected them both educationally and personally.

Dr. Robert Walker, a USF Professor of Internal Medicine & LifePath Hospice physician, answers the question: what is hospice care?

Dr. Walker talks about the long-term relationship between the USF College of Medicine and LifePath Hospice.

Audio extras

LifePath Hospice Care Coordinator Michelle Howard, RN, talks with University Beat’s Mark Schreiner about her experiences accompanying USF Med students on their visits to her patients.

LifePath Hospice Social Service Specialist Sarah King talks with University Beat’s Mark Schreiner about her experiences accompanying USF Med students on their visits to her patients.

For more information

Barbara Brooks, M.A., Coordinator, Primary Care Clerkship
USF College of Medicine Dept. of Family Medicine
813-974-8482 bbrooks@health.usf.edu

LifePath Hospice
813-871-8111 / 1-800-209-2200 Toll-Free
www.lifepath-hospice.org

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