Author: Carolyn Reardon

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Contributing Writer Emeritus

Dalhousie Medical School


Carolyn Reardon is a Class of 2015 medical student at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.




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They have a term for it in the medical school curriculum: Breaking Bad News. An important communication objective. As a physician, I championed the “Breaking Bad News” clinical skills sessions, preferred them to the physical exam teachings that became dry and stale year after year. I volunteered to facilitate a small group every autumn, gently redirecting students as they fumbled through the contrived scenarios with an often over-zealous actor.

Carolyn Reardon Carolyn Reardon (1 Posts)

Contributing Writer Emeritus

Dalhousie Medical School


Carolyn Reardon is a Class of 2015 medical student at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.