PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Ewan James Jeffrey
AU  - Jen Goddard
AU  - David Jeffrey
TI  - Performance and palliative care: a drama module for medical students
AID  - 10.1136/medhum-2012-010203
DP  - 2012 Dec 01
TA  - Medical Humanities
PG  - 110--114
VI  - 38
IP  - 2
4099  - http://mh.bmj.com/content/38/2/110.short
4100  - http://mh.bmj.com/content/38/2/110.full
SO  - J Med Humanit2012 Dec 01; 38
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.