TY - JOUR AU - Weber, Martin AU - Schmiedel, Sven AU - Nauck, Friedemann AU - Alt-Epping, Bernd PY - 2011 DA - 2011/11/23 TI - Knowledge and attitude of final - year medical students in Germany towards palliative care - an interinstitutional questionnaire-based study JO - BMC Palliative Care SP - 19 VL - 10 IS - 1 AB - To care for terminally ill and dying patients requires a thorough medical education, encompassing skills, knowledge, and attitudes in the field of palliative care. Undergraduate medical students in Germany will receive mandatory teaching in palliative care in the near future driven by recent changes in the Medical Licensure Act. Before new curricula can be implemented, the knowledge of medical students with respect to palliative care, their confidence to handle palliative care situations correctly, their therapeutic attitude, and their subjective assessment about previous teaching practices have to be better understood. SN - 1472-684X UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-684X-10-19 DO - 10.1186/1472-684X-10-19 ID - Weber2011 ER -