Table 2.

Pre/post survey responses for all PGY

Question	Pre-sim median (IQR)	Post-sim median (IQR)	Median difference (95% CI)	P-value
1) The role of the emergency medicine physician in palliative care is important.	71.5 (59–80)	76 (68–89.5)	+  7.5 (3.5–11)	0.0003
2) If I suspect a high risk of morbidity and/or mortality during an emergency department encounter, how often do I have this discussion with my patient?	53.5 (46–74)	66 (48–81)	+  3 (− 0.5–8.5)	0.0792
3) I feel confident in my understanding of palliative care.	65.0 (49.5–77)	68.5 (56.5–80.5)	+  4 (− 1–11)	0.1265
4) I feel confident in my ability to determine a patient’s decision-making capacity.	63.5 (41.5–74)	68.5 (57–78.5)	+  7 (2.5–12)	0.0005
5) I feel confident with initiating palliative care discussions and treatment in the emergency department.	59.5 (46–69.5)	72 (63–77)	+  11 (5.5–17)	<  0.0001
6) Palliative care education is an important component to my residency training.	67 (61–78)	75 (68.5–86)	+  6.5 (2.5–10.5)	0.0013
7) Simulation is an effective educational tool to learn palliative care skills.	54 (48–77)	74.5 (57.5–86)	+  9.5 (5–14)	<  0.0001

PGY post-graduate year, IQR interquartile range, CI confidence interval