Raising the bar for the care of seriously ill patients: Results of a national survey to define essential palliative care competencies for medical students and residents

Academic Medicine

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1024-1031

  Schaefer, Kristen G ^a   Chittenden, Eva H ^a,b   Sullivan, Amy M ^a   Periyakoil, Vyjeyanth S ^c   Morrison, Laura J ^d   Carey, Elise C ^e   Sanchez Reilly, Sandra ^f   Block, Susan D ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; STANDARD;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 84903769592     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: 1938808X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000000271     Document Type: Article

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