The Medicalization of End-of-Life Care: The Role of Health Professions Education

Authors

Philip FungFollow
Miguel Paniagua, National Board of Medical ExaminersFollow

Document Type

Symposium Article

Abstract

In the past 100 years, the advances in medical science and technology have shaped the health care delivery system in remarkable ways. The side effect of these advances has been a tendency to dehumanize the dying process, and consequently it has led to the rise of a specialty focused merely on bridging this gap in care. The public’s expectations of our legal, licensing, and medical education systems have also reflected this evolution in health care.

Recommended Citation

Philip Fung & Miguel Paniagua, The Medicalization of End-of-Life Care: The Role of Health Professions Education, 10 St. Louis U. J. Health L. & Pol'y (2016).
Available at: https://scholarship.law.slu.edu/jhlp/vol10/iss1/4