Palliative care competencies among medical students

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Abstract

Competencies have been defined as the set of knowledge, skills and attitudes that a professional should acquire to perform a certain work activity. This study aimed to assess competencies in palliative care among students enrolled in a Brazilian medical course. All enrolled students were invited to participate and answer the Palliative Competence Tool. The data obtained were calculated in scores between zero and 100 and compared between the ten competencies and academic cycles. The results showed four patterns, the most frequent being a reduction in scores among students in the basic and intermediate cycles, with partial recovery in the internship. Only ethical competence and decision-making increased in the internship. It was concluded that the acquisition of palliative care competencies in undergraduate medical education remains
fragile. New teaching strategies could be adopted to improve their acquisition in the future.

Keywords:

cuidados paliativos, educação médica, competência profissional

Author Biography

Ursula Bueno do Prado Guirro, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Médica Anestesiologista com área de atuação em Medicina Paliativa

Professora Adjunta no curso de Medicina em Medicina na Universidade Federal do Paraná

Pós-doutora em Bioética pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná

Mestrado e Doutorado em Medicina pela Universidade Federal do Paraná

Residência médica em Anestesiologia pela Universidade Federal do Paraná

Médica pela Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

Vol. 31 No. 2 (2023): Continued publication

Published:

2023-10-02

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1983-803420233363PT

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Guirro UB do P, Corradi Perini C, Zatorre Fileno LO, Belam Fioravanti G, de Siqueira JE. Palliative care competencies among medical students. Rev. bioét.(Impr.). [Internet]. 2023 Oct. 2 [cited 2024 May 18];31(2). Available from: http://www.revistabioetica.cfm.org.br/revista_bioetica/article/view/3363

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