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'A Lion In The House' Module For Health Care Education: Pediatric End-Of-Life Case Studies, Julia Reichert, Dean Parmelee, Steve Bognar, Karen Durgans, Melissa Godoy Feb 2012

'A Lion In The House' Module For Health Care Education: Pediatric End-Of-Life Case Studies, Julia Reichert, Dean Parmelee, Steve Bognar, Karen Durgans, Melissa Godoy

Medical Education Faculty Publications

Justin's Story is part of Pediatric End-of-Life Case Studies, one of seven teaching modules drawn from the Emmy Award-winning documentary, A Lion in the House. A Lion in the House portrays an unprecedented, intimate look at the realities of childhood cancer through the journeys of five families and their professional caregivers over the course of 6 years. Justin's Story provides a forum for open-ended discussion and consideration of compassionate approaches for navigating pediatric end-of-life. It offers content that is unpredictable and not always best practice. Learners reflect on the complex impact of childhood cancer on Justin, his family, and …


Rose Melnick Medical Museum: Past, Present, And Future, Cassie Nespor Jan 2012

Rose Melnick Medical Museum: Past, Present, And Future, Cassie Nespor

Annual Conference Presentations, Papers, and Posters

Dr. John C. Melnick was interested in local medical history; as a result, he began collecting medical artifacts in 1972. He wanted to create a museum that would cultivate an interest in medicine and promote medical history. His collection of artifacts came to Youngstown State University in 1997, and the museum opened in 2001