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. 2010 Mar;13(3):319–326. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2009.0293
2A. Formal Curriculum
Respondents were asked, “thinking only about medical school coursework and clerkships, have you been explicitly taught how to … ”
Item Yes, % (n)
Teach families how to provide home care for a dying patient 21 (311)
Respond to a patient's request for physician-assisted suicide 25 (360)
Help patients and their families to say goodbye 30 (428)
Tell a patient that he/she is dying 58 (840)
Discuss treatment withdrawal with patients and families 61 (889)
Assess and manage depression in patients at the end of life 65 (944)
Recognize tolerance to opioids 69 (1001)
How to determine when to refer patients to hospice 71 (1028)
Treat neuropathic vs. somatic pain 71 (1036)