Recognizing that it is part and parcel of what they do: Teaching palliative care to medical students in the UK

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 299-305

  Gibbins, J ^a   McCoubrie, R ^a   Maher, J ^b   Wee, B ^c   Forbes, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b MOUNT VERNON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Medical students; Palliative care; Palliative medicine; Undergraduate teaching

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; AWARENESS; BEREAVEMENT; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH EDUCATION; DYING; FEAR; GRIEF; HOSPICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SPECIALIZATION; STUDENT ATTITUDE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPICES; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL;

EID: 77950622199     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216309356029     Document Type: Article

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