title: Resident-Led Palliative Care Education Project.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Despite the growth of palliative medicine, 39% of hospitals do not have palliative care teams for consultation or to provide resident education. We examined the impact of resident-led education in palliative care principles on attitudes toward and comfort with palliative medicine and end-of-life care among internal medicine residents.
  
  
  METHODS
  An educational module designed by the authors was presented to other internal medicine residents in the program. Pre- and post-intervention survey data measuring residents' agreement with various statements regarding palliative medicine and end-of-life care were analyzed. Residents' agreement with various statements regarding palliative medicine and end-of-life care on a 5-point Likert scale was analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Following the intervention, participants reported improved comfort with general knowledge of palliative medicine (p < 0.01), specific resources available to patients (p < 0.001), and explaining the difference between palliative care and end-of-life care (p < 0.001). In each of the seven specific domains of palliative medicine covered in the educational session, residents reported a statistically significant increase in comfort in all of the areas addressed (p < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study demonstrates that a resident-led curriculum in palliative medicine can improve resident comfort within this still-under-represented area of medicine.
authors: 1 Internal Medicine Residency Program, Tulane University School of Medicine , New Orleans, Louisiana.|3 Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System , New Orleans, Louisiana.
authors: Naomi
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authors: Karlen
authors: 1 Internal Medicine Residency Program, Tulane University School of Medicine , New Orleans, Louisiana.|2 Center for Primary Care and Wellness, Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, Louisiana; University of Queensland School of Medicine , Brisbane, Queensland, Australia .
authors: Brian
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authors: Cruz
authors: 1 Internal Medicine Residency Program, Tulane University School of Medicine , New Orleans, Louisiana.|3 Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System , New Orleans, Louisiana.
authors: A E
authors: AE
authors: Leigh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003479:Curriculum; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D007388:Internal Medicine / Q000193:education*; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008145:Louisiana; D008297:Male; D017145:Models, Educational; D065126:Palliative Medicine / Q000193:education*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013727:Terminal Care