Undergraduate medical palliative care education: a new Canadian perspective.
Prior to 1 year ago, undergraduate medical palliative medicine education at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, was limited to a 1-hour didactic session and one-half day patient visit. A new integrative curriculum has allowed for increased educational exposure to palliative care for medical students. Topic content has expanded and different teaching modalities are used to aid learning. A highlight of the program is Bus Rounds where small groups of students visit terminally ill patients in either a hospice or home setting. After their training, the students performed well on two examination questions dealing with palliative care issues.
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Regional Palliative Care Program, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. doneschu@cha.ab.ca
D000416:Alberta; D003479:Curriculum; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000193:education*; D010166:Palliative Care