Background: Although palliative care is recognized as an important component of medical
school curricula, the content and structure of education in the field is variable and often lacks …

Objective: To assess the impact, retention, and magnitude of effect of a required didactic and
experiential palliative care curriculum on third-year medical students' knowledge …

Purpose:(1) To assess British medical students' experiences and education in palliative
care.(2) To compare experiences and education in palliative care between medical students …

Purpose. The Liaison Committee for Medical Education requires accredited US and
Canadian medical schools to teach end-of-life care. The purpose of this study was to …

Background: In response to the nationwide need for improved care of patients at end of life,
our medical school implemented approximately 20 hours of mandatory coursework on the …

Purpose: There is an increasing demand for quality palliative care teaching within
undergraduate medical education. Studies suggest that many junior doctors feel …

Prior to 1 year ago, undergraduate medical palliative medicine education at the University of
Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, was limited to a 1-hour didactic session and one-half day …

Stimulated by support from an R25 grant from the National Cancer Institute, we assembled a
multidisciplinary team to design, implement, evaluate, and institutionalize in our medical …

Background A minority of European countries have compulsory training in palliative care
within all medical schools. The aim of the study was to examine palliative care education in …

Palliative care involves an interdisciplinary approach to patient care and specific clinical
skills. Little prior research on palliative care education has involved medical students, and …