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End-Of-Life Training In Us Internal Medicine Residency Programs: A National Study, Derek Cegelka, Timothy R. Jordan, Jiunn-Jye Sheu, Joseph A. Dake, Ragheb Assaly
End-Of-Life Training In Us Internal Medicine Residency Programs: A National Study, Derek Cegelka, Timothy R. Jordan, Jiunn-Jye Sheu, Joseph A. Dake, Ragheb Assaly
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Background: End-of-life care is a required and important component of medical training for internal medicine residents; many of whom will go on to provide care for adults at the end-of-life stage. Although a body of past research suggests that physician training in end-of-life care needs significant improvement, a comprehensive national study of end-of-life education within US internal medicine residency programs has never been published.
Objective: To determine the status of end-of-life education in internal medicine residency programs in the United States.
Method: The study was a cross-sectional, observational study of all internal medicine Residency Program Directors in the US as …