End-of-life medical education: Is it dead and buried?

Abstract

Death and dying are two core aspects of medicine that we feel are often neglected at medical school. Here, we present our views on end-of-life teaching thus far, and our opinions on how the medical school curriculum could be improved.

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Kimberley Wynter

Kimberley Wynter, iBSc, is a final-year medical student at GKT School of Medicine, King’s College London, with an intercalated Bachelor of Science in Imaging Sciences from King’s College London.

Rhiannon Brignall

Rhiannon Brignall, BSc, is a final-year medical student at the University of Bristol with a Bachelor of Science with First Class Honors in Physiological Science from the University of Bristol.