Ensuring good quality education about palliative and end of life care is a large part of our research and teaching at the University of Cambridge. Our research under this theme seeks to:
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understand the experiences of medical students as they encounter dying or dead patients during their studies and in clinical interactions.
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undertake research to assess how palliative care teaching fits into medical school curricula across the UK, and
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Evaluate new developments in palliative care medical education including simulation