Palliative care education in the undergraduate medical curricula: students' views on the importance of, their confidence in, and knowledge of palliative care.
Jolien PietersDiana H J M DolmansDaniëlle M L VerstegenFranca C WarmenhovenAnnemie M CourtensMarieke H J van den Beuken-van EverdingenPublished in: BMC palliative care (2019)
The students in this study are nearly junior doctors who will soon have to care for palliative patients. Although they think that palliative care is important, in their opinion the curriculum did not cover many important aspects, a perception that is also in line with their lack of confidence and knowledge in this domain. Therefore, it is important to improve palliative care education in the medical curriculum.