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Mentee Jason Lambden MSTAR Program Acceptance

Jason Lambden M.D. Candidate | Class of 2019

"Physician and Registered Nurse Moral and Psychological Distress in Treatment of Terminally Ill Patients"

On behalf of faculty and staff here at Weill Cornell's Center for Research on End-of-Life Care, we would like to congratulate first year medical student Jason Lambden on his acceptance into the 2016 Medical Student Training in Aging Research (MSTAR) Program.

There has been increasing evidence that... Read More

Dr. Megan Shen Highlights the Difference in the Impact of EOL Discussions on DNR Order Completion Among Latino and Non-Latino Advanced Cancer Patients

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Weill Cornell Medicine

Department of Medicine

Center for Research on End of Life Care

Impact of End-of-Life Discussions on the Reduction of Latino/Non-Latino Disparities in Do-Not-Resuscitate Order Completion

Latino disparities are prevalent in end-of-life (EOL) advanced care planning, a determinant of a patient’s end of life quality. Prior... Read More

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Disparities in End-of-Life Cancer Care

Shannon Westin speaks with Holly Prigerson and Alfred Neugut about their thought-provoking editorial, "You Get (Offered) What You (Can) Pay For: Explaining Disparities in End-of-Life Cancer Care."

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