Performance and palliative care: A drama module for medical students

TY - JOUR

T1 - Performance and palliative care

T2 - A drama module for medical students

AU - Jeffrey, Ewan James

AU - Goddard, Jen

AU - Jeffrey, David

N1 - Copyright 2012 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

PY - 2012

Y1 - 2012

N2 - This paper describes an innovative 2 weeks module for medical students facilitated by drama educators and a palliative medicine doctor. The module incorporates drama, end-of-life care, teamwork and reflective practice. The module contents, practical aspects of drama teaching and learning outcomes are discussed. Various themes emerged from a study of Harold Pinter's play, The Caretaker, which were relevant to clinical practice: silence, power, communication, uncertainty and unanswered questions. Drama teaching may be one way of enhancing students' confidence, increasing self- awareness, developing ethical thinking and fostering teamworking. Copyright Article author (or their employer) 2012.

AB - This paper describes an innovative 2 weeks module for medical students facilitated by drama educators and a palliative medicine doctor. The module incorporates drama, end-of-life care, teamwork and reflective practice. The module contents, practical aspects of drama teaching and learning outcomes are discussed. Various themes emerged from a study of Harold Pinter's play, The Caretaker, which were relevant to clinical practice: silence, power, communication, uncertainty and unanswered questions. Drama teaching may be one way of enhancing students' confidence, increasing self- awareness, developing ethical thinking and fostering teamworking. Copyright Article author (or their employer) 2012.

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84870898721

U2 - 10.1136/medhum-2012-010203

DO - 10.1136/medhum-2012-010203

M3 - Article

SN - 1468-215X

JO - Medical Humanities

JF - Medical Humanities

ER -