The need for improved palliative care education has been well documented [1–5]. Current
information confirms that physicians and nurses have insufficient training in topics related to …

Background: Medical care at the end of life remains poor. One approach to improving end-of-
life care is through education of medical trainees. However, evidence regarding the structure …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the status of medical education in end-of-life care and identify
opportunities for improvement. DESIGN: Telephone survey. SETTING: US academic medical …

In 1998 the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Alberta,
Canada, introduced a new elective semester course entitled" The Pain Module" for …

Objective: To provide an updated estimate of the extent and manner in which palliative care
is incorporated in the curricula of US medical schools. Methods: Data were obtained from …

IN THIS ISSUE OF THE Journal of Palliative Medicine, Rabow et al. 1 had students at one
school compare their clinical and pre-clinical experience in palliative medicine. Two things …

Purpose To evaluate the effectiveness of the Program in Palliative Care Education and
Practice (PCEP), an intensive faculty development program at Harvard Medical School …

This study examined medical school offerings on end-of-life issues between 1975 and 2005.
Seven national surveys of US medical schools were conducted in 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990 …

Objectives: The aims of this study were to investigate:(1) opinions of medical students
regarding quantity and content of education on end-of-life care in the curriculum,(2) medical …

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 …