Alana Sagin, MD, MSEd
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine (General Internal Medicine)
Attending Physician, Penn Medicine Hospice, Penn Hospice at Rittenhouse
Attending Physician, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Director, Medical Student Palliative Care Elective, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Presbyterian Medical Center, Pennsylvania Hospital
Attending Physician, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Director, Undergraduate Palliative Care Education, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Director, CARE-7 Curriculum in Palliative Care, Perelman School of Medicine
Director, Penn VitalTalk, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Attending Physician, Penn Medicine Hospice, Pennsylvania Hospital
Department: Medicine
Contact information
2018 White Building
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-460-7723
Education:
BA
Middlebury College, 2004.
pre-med
Bryn Mawr College, 2005.
MD
Jefferson Medical College, 2010.
Masters (Medical Education)
University of Pennsylvania, 2024.
Permanent linkBA
Middlebury College, 2004.
pre-med
Bryn Mawr College, 2005.
MD
Jefferson Medical College, 2010.
Masters (Medical Education)
University of Pennsylvania, 2024.
Selected Publications
Soliman, A, Olenik, J, Sagin, A, Durkin, B: Qualitative Analysis of Preclinical Medical Student Reflections Following a Required Palliative Care Experience. NEGEA Annual Conference April 2025 Notes: Oral Abstract Presentation (presented by A Soliman).Tolchin, D, Sagin, A, Ellman, M. : Meeting the Needs of a Growing Population of Patients with Serious Illness:Existing Landscape, Best Practices, and Leading Edges in Palliative Care Education within Undergraduate Medical Education Poster Presentation, Learn, Serve, Lead: AAMC National Conference, Atlanta, GA (accepted, not presented) November 2024 Notes: Poster Presentation.
Crowley A, Sagin A, Olenik J, Merley C: Qualitative Analysis of a Novel Palliative Care Assessment on the Surgical Clerkship. Poster Presentation, NEGEA Annual Conference, New York, NY May 2024.
Sagin A, Balmer D, Rose S, et al. : Evaluation of a Palliative Care Longitudinal Curriculum for Medical Students Using the Context-Input-Process-Product Model. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine® February 2024 Notes: doi:10.1177/10499091231165504.
Sagin A, Balmer D, Musheno R, Olenik JM, Dingfield L, Bennett NL, Dine CJ : Lifelong Learning Indicators in Medical Students After a Novel Communication Skills Session Journal of Pain and Symptom Management Jan 2024.
Alana Sagin, MD Dorene Balmer, PhD Rosie Musheno, MD Jennifer M. Olenik, MD Laura Dingfield, MD, MSEd C. Jessica Dine, MD, MSHP Nadia Bennett, MD, MSEd : Use of the Context Input Process Product Model for Evaluation of a Novel Palliative Care Curriculum for Medical Students. Poster Presentation, Learn Serve Lead 2023: The AAMC Annual Meeting. Seattle, WA November 2023.
Sagin A, Dingfield L, Savinese S.: Letter to the Editor: The Hospice Crisis: An Educator's Viewpoint. Journal of Palliative Medicine Page: 750, June 2023.
E. Chan , S. Wallace , M. Paniagua , J. Olenik , A. Sagin: A Novel Educational Session for Primary Palliative Education in Undergraduate Medical Education Poster Presentation, Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting May 2023.
Merley C, Sagin A, Olenik J. : Qualitative Analysis of Student Reflections After Completion of Palliative Care Assessment. Poster Presentation, Department of Medicine Research Day, University of Pennsylvania Health System 2023.
Sagin A, Davis N, Ganta N: "Improving Opioid Use Disorder Risk Assessment on an Inpatient Palliative Care Consult Service" Poster Presentation, Annual Assembly of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Virtual Presentation) February 2022.