Development of Objectives to Inform a National Standardized Primary Palliative Care Curriculum for Health Professions Students.

TitleDevelopment of Objectives to Inform a National Standardized Primary Palliative Care Curriculum for Health Professions Students.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2023
AuthorsZehm, A, Smith, S, Schaefer, KG, Jonas, D, Bullock, K, Edwards, RL, Reville, B, Jaramillo, C, Webb, ACarol, Rydberg, J, Merel, SE
JournalJ Palliat Med
Volume26
Issue3
Pagination406-410
Date Published2023 Mar
ISSN1557-7740
KeywordsCurriculum, Health Occupations, Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing, Humans, Interprofessional Relations, Palliative Care, Students
Abstract

Despite recent educational advances, the need for a national standardized primary palliative care curriculum for health professions students remains evident. An interprofessional leadership team developed a set of core learning objectives built on previously published competencies. A survey was then sent to palliative care experts for feedback and consensus. Twenty-eight of 31 objectives met a 75% consensus threshold, 2 were combined with others, and 12 were refined based on survey feedback. With interprofessional input at all stages, we finalized a comprehensive list of 26 learning objectives for a primary palliative care curriculum targeting health professions students. These objectives will be widely available through an online course but can also be adopted for use by individual educators across health professions institutions. These objectives and related curriculum are critical to producing practice-ready clinicians who are prepared to care for the burgeoning population of seriously ill patients.

DOI10.1089/jpm.2022.0396
Alternate JournalJ Palliat Med
PubMed ID36608317