Clinical Care Pathway
Leader
Geeda Maddaleni, MD | Geeda.Maddaleni@umassmemorial.org
Education Program Specialist
Isaias Monroy | Isaias.Monroy@umassmed.edu
Class of 2027 Student Representatives
Christian Hoyos | christian.hoyos@umassmed.edu
Maia Shalev | maia.shalev@umassmed.edu
Pathway Description
The Clinical Care Pathway focuses on fostering excellence in clinical care. Through didactic, small group and immersive sessions, students will learn about communication, high value care, team-based care, cultural humility, and interprofessional care. Pathways Longitudinal Projects (PLP) may focus on addressing a clinical problem, health care gap, patient safety issue or patient education gap via innovation, quality improvement intervention, development of educational materials, or prospective research.
Highlights
- Interactive class sessions consisting of brief student presentations and feedback
- Opportunity to collaborate with UMass faculty in strengthening communication techniques
- Strengthen written and oral communication skills through presentations and patient interviews
- Exposure and access to expert communicators through the palliative care department
Sample Topics Covered
- Hypothesis driven history taking
- Foundations of effective communication and therapeutic relationships led by the Palliative Care team
- Clinical Teaching and structured communication including conflict resolution techniques
January 2024 | cjb