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 …

Background: Despite broad support for palliative and end-of-life care training in medical
schools, required clinical palliative care and end-of-life experiences are rare. In this study …

Background: In the past, implementation of effective palliative care curricula has emerged as
a priority in medical education. In order to gain insight into medical students' needs and …

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

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: To assess the impact of the current curriculum for physician assistant (PA)
students in palliative medicine and end-of-life care. METHODS: PA students were invited to …

Background: Palliative care forms an integral part in the treatment of terminally-ill patients.
To care for dying patients requires a thorough medical education, which is lacking in today's …

To ensure the success of a new curriculum at an institution, information about the
educational needs of learners, available resources, and potential obstacles needs to be …

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 …