This project has the objective to develop preventive medicine teaching cases that will motivate medical students, residents and faculty to improve clinical preventive competencies complemented by a
Case note: This case illustrates some of the complexities of defining suicide and suicidal ideation. Students are asked to classify deaths as they relate to suicide. Furthermore, the epidemiology and risk factors associated with suicide are addressed. For these reasons, this case is best taught with the support of a psychiatrist or psychologist.