Death Education in U.S. Medical Schools.

Dickinson, George E.

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Publication Date: 1976

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Death Education in U.S. Medical Schools

Dickinson, George E.

Journal of Medical Education, 51, 2, 134-36, Feb 76

The author discusses national survey data showing that seven of 107 medical schools have a full-term course in the area of death and dying, 44 have a minicourse, 42 have a lecture or two, and fourteen have no formal courses. A multidisciplinary approach tends to be stressed by the majority. (JT)

Descriptors: College Curriculum, Courses, Death, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Medical Education, Medical Schools, Minicourses, National Surveys

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