Subject: Family & Community Medicine
Course Number: 140.55
Course Title: Palliative Care Medicine - Fresno
Units: 6
School: Medicine
Department: Family And Community Medicine

Course Description: This 4 week elective will focus on the care of patients with serious, chronic and terminal illness emphasizing symptom management, communication, ethical issues and psychosocial support of patients and their families. Students will spend time with the interdisciplinary palliative care team made up of an attending physician, nurse specialist, social worker, and chaplain.
Prerequisites: n/a
Restrictions: Must be a 4th year medical student.
Activities: Direct - Lecture, Direct - Clinical Experience/Patient Contact, Student - Lecture

Instructor of Record: D. Gurusinghe
May the student choose the instructor for this course? No
Does enrollment in this course require instructor approval? No

Quarter(s) Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Course Grading Convention: P/NP (Pass/Not Pass) or S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Graduate Division course: No
Is this a web-based online course? No
Is this an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course? No
May students in the Graduate Division (i.e. pursuing Master or PhD) enroll in this course? No
Repeat course for credit? No