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Graduating medical students' competencies and educational experiences in palliative care
1Department of Family Practice, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824, USA.
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
|December 11, 1997
Summary
Senior medical students strongly support palliative care attitudes but lack confidence in knowledge and skills. This highlights a need for improved palliative care education focusing on clinical competencies.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Palliative Care
Background:
- Palliative care education research involving medical students is limited.
- Existing studies primarily focus on student attitudes rather than comprehensive competencies.
Purpose of the Study:
- To conduct a needs assessment of senior medical students' palliative care competencies.
- To evaluate student perceptions of a new competency-based palliative care curriculum.
Main Methods:
- Anonymous survey distributed to 102 senior medical students prior to graduation.
- Survey included self-assessment of attitudes, knowledge, skills, instruction adequacy, clinical exposure, and demographics.
- Response rate was 47%.
Main Results:
- Students strongly endorsed attitudinal goals for palliative care.
- Confidence levels were lower regarding specific palliative care knowledge and skills.
- Variations in ratings were observed across different curriculum content areas.
Conclusions:
- A need exists for palliative care educational initiatives targeting specific clinical competencies.
- Systematic evaluation of medical student competencies in palliative care is recommended.
- Curriculum development should address identified gaps in knowledge and skills.
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