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

Previous literature demonstrates that current palliative care training is in need of
improvement for medical students in global, European and Canadian contexts. The training …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The authors conducted a nine-item mail questionnaire of the 16 Canadian family medicine
teaching programme directors to determine the accessibility and operation of palliative care …

Studies assessing palliative care education in US medical schools reveal that little attention
is paid to this topic. Although core competencies have been defined, few schools have …

Background: We wished to explore the ways in which palliative care is included in
undergraduate health services curricula in Australia and the barriers to, and opportunities …