Each residency program is responsible for developing its own curriculum and training approaches for its residents. These should be organized around the six competency domains articulated by the ACGME. NYP’s GME Core Education Committee has developed several modules to address the competency. See below. There are also many online resources, one is listed below.

Communications Training Materials

Description: A training on breaking bad news to your patients
Author: NYPH
Link: Breaking Bad News Presentation.ppt

Description: A training on dealing with an angry person.
Author: NYPH
Link: Angry Person Presentation.ppt

Description: Role Plays for the Angry Person Training
Author: NYPH
Link: Angry Person Role Plays.doc

Description: Role Plays for Breaking Bad News
Author: NYPH
Link: Bad News Role Plays.doc

Click here for: "The Doctor: A Seminal Video for Cinemeducation" An article that describes how a two-minute portion of a video can be used to discuss "breaking bad news"