Journal-based CME Course: How Should Students and Trainees Be Taught to Support Patients With Undiagnosed Conditions?

Activity ID

14778

Expires

October 1, 2028

Format Type

Journal-based

CME Credit

Fee

$30

CME Provider: AMA Journal of Ethics

Description of CME Course

Patients with undiagnosed conditions often experience frustration and lose trust in health care. This article suggests how faculty in academic health centers can prepare their students and trainees to respond with care to the vulnerabilities and needs of patients seeking accurate diagnoses. Specifically, this article suggests the importance of clinicians’ roles in validating patients’ knowledge claims about their illness experiences. Such validation during clinical encounters can happen when clinicians prioritize symptom management, acknowledge uncertainty as an emotionally painful part of a patient’s illness experiences, articulate limitations of clinical knowledge, and express values such as care, partnership, and compassion in their relationships with patients.

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1. This activity is accredited by the American Medical Association.
2. This activity is free to AMA members.

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General Information on CME Activity

Educational Objectives

1. Explain a new or unfamiliar viewpoint on a topic of ethical or professional conduct
2. Evaluate the usefulness of this information for health care practice, teaching, or conduct
3. Decide whether and when to apply the new information to health care practice, teaching, or conduct

Keywords

Ethics, Medical Education and Training, Patient Care, End of Life, Hospice, Palliative Care, Pain Medicine

Competencies

Medical Knowledge, Professionalism

CME Credit Type

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

DOI

10.1001/amajethics.2025.733