Palliative care clinical rotations among undergraduate and postgraduate medical trainees in Canada: a descriptive study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The number of medical undergraduate and postgraduate students completing palliative care clinical rotations in Canadian medical schools is currently unknown. The aim of this study was to assess the proportion of Canadian medical trainees completing clinical rotations in palliative care and to determine whether changes took place between 2008 and 2018.

Methods

In this descriptive study, all Canadian medical schools (n = 17) were invited to provide data at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels (2007/08-2015/16 and 2007/08-2017/18, respectively). Information collected included the number, type and length of palliative care clinical rotations offered and the total number of medical trainees or residents enrolled at each school.

Results

All 17 Canadia

SUBMITTER: Gagnon B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7162608 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature