Effective internal medicine practice requires a palliative care skill set often developed during
residency training. Most internists care for seriously ill patients who need effective pain and …

In their article,''Creating Enduring Change: Demonstrating the Long-Term Impact of a Faculty
Development Program in Palliative Care,''Sullivan et al. 1 demonstrate that their training …

Abstract Background and Objective: Despite the growth of palliative medicine, 39% of
hospitals do not have palliative care teams for consultation or to provide resident education …

Objective To explore educational factors that influence family medicine residents'(FMRs')
intentions to offer palliative care and palliative care home visits to patients. Design …

Introduction: Internal medicine programs are now required to integrate palliative care into
teaching conferences, and palliative care content is already tested on the American Board of …

Background: Internal medicine residents are frequently called upon to provide palliative care
to hospitalized patients, but report feeling unprepared to do so effectively. Curricular …

As the baby boomer generation ages, the need for palliative care services will be paramount
and yet training for palliative care physicians is currently inadequate to meet the current …

Background: Hospitalized patients with serious illness have significant symptom burden and
face complex medical decisions that often require goals of care discussions. Given the …

Objective: LCME has recently required that all graduating medical students learn about end-
of-life care. This program describes the design and integration into an existing geriatrics …

ADULT LEARNING PRINCIPLES demonstrate that physicians learn best through active
processes of participation in solving problems directly relevant to their needs. In order to …