General Learner Portal

Before your rotation

We’re excited for you to start your rotation!

There are a couple things that need to be completed or reviewed before you arrive.

Please complete a Pre-Rotation Assessment to better guide our teaching.
Review the appropriate rotation guide (Inpatient: resident/fellow, Outpatient: resident/fellow or medical student)
- If you are a pharmacy learner, please refer to the Pharmacy Learner Portal for details regarding your rotation.
- If you are a neurology resident, please refer to the Neurology Learner Portal for details regarding your rotation.
To get the most out of your rotation, here are some suggested readings:
1. Chapter 1 in Demystifying Opioid Conversion Calculations, 2nd edition by Dr. McPherson
2. Top 10 things Palliative Care Clinicians Wished Everyone Knew About Palliative Care by Strand et al
3. Communication about Serious Illness Care Goals by Drs. Bernacki and Block
4. Communicating with Seriously Ill Patients: Better Words to Say by Dr. Pantilat

For your reference, please see the Reference Library for additional articles relevant to the rotation.

During your rotation

Please complete the following during the rotation to help enhance your learning.

Complete the following Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) modules (Use your cedars email to set up a free account when prompted)

If you are doing an outpatient SCM elective, please complete the following online modules: (download and open pptx files on desktop/laptop computers for full animation features)

If you are a medical student, please prepare a 10-15 minute presentation on a topic of your choice.

Please submit your topic to Dr. Darrah for approval at the end of your second week.
You will present it during the last week of the rotation.

After your rotation

We hope you enjoyed your time with the team and learned some things that you can apply to your current and future practice!

Before you go, please complete the following: