Do medical license and board examination questions acknowledge the existence of patient preferences? An assessment of underpinning assumptions

Pooja Sheth

Einstein College of Medicine

Pooja Sheth has background in biomedical and electrical engineering and was an inventor on two medical device patents. She is interested by the two sided nature medical technology such as mechanical ventilation, at times supporting patients though transient critical illness and at other times perpetuating a state of suffering that is not aligned with the patients' values. After finishing her final year at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, she hopes to dedicate her career in emergency medicine and critical care research to expand shared decision making and optimize the ethical application health technology.

Abstract

BackgroundShared decision making (SDM) is endorsed by several professional societies yet inclusion in graduate and post-graduate medical education is inadequate. Assessment drives the learning process, but there has not been,... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Fred Amell (Montefiore Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine)
  2. Pooja Sheth (Einstein College of Medicine)
  3. Ross Merkin (Montefiore Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine)
  4. Caroline Park (Einstein College of Medicine)
  5. Shey Mukundun (Montefiore Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine)
  6. Daniel Howell (Montefiore Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine)
  7. Anand Jagannath (Montefiore Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine)
  8. Kenny Ye (Einstein College of Medicine)
  9. Konstantin Boroda (Montefiore Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine)
  10. Taylor Miller (Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Icahn School of Medicine)
  11. John Dicapua (Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Icahn School of Medicine)
  12. Benjamin Graif (Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Icahn School of Medicine)
  13. Danielle Soldin (Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Icahn School of Medicine)
  14. Darlene Lefrancois (Montefiore Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine)
  15. Sharon Leung (Montefiore Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine)
  16. Kevin Fernandes (Einstein College of Medicine)
  17. Henal Motiwala (Frank H. Netter School of Medicine)
  18. Glyn Elwyn (Dartmouth College)

Topic Area

Shared decision making and patient-reported outcomes

Session

AS-1B » Abstract Slams: Education & Policy (12:00 - Friday, 5th May, Salons 6, 7, & 8)

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