Purpose: Palliative medicine is assuming an increasingly important role in patient care. Yet,
most physicians did not learn this during their formal training. The Education for Physicians …

Background: By law in 2013, palliative medicine will be integrated into the undergraduate
curriculum as part of a mandatory training program and examinations at German medical …

Despite a multitude of efforts in recent years to reform medical education, and despite the
significant gains that have been achieved, some refractory problems remain. Two articles in …

Many nurses report feeling ill prepared through their formal education to competently care
for dying patients and their families. These deficits signal a need for curricular reform; …

Concerns about the care provided to people dying from life-threatening illness have
prompted a number of international reforms to improve the quality of palliative and end-of …

Abstract Purpose: The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education requires that
internal medicine (IM) core curricula include end-of-life care and pain management …

Residents in training are first-line physicians in hospital settings and they are in the process
of developing knowledge and mastering clinical skills. They have to confront complex tasks …

Recent policy has raised the profile of end‐of‐life care internationally, with the aim of
increasing access to quality care for everyone experiencing life‐limiting illness. This reflects …

Context It is well recognised that teaching about palliative care, death and dying should
begin at undergraduate level. The General Medical Council in the UK has issued clear …

Because of the high mortality rate of end-stage renal disease, nephrologists care for many
dying patients. However, the education of nephrology fellows in palliative care has not been …