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Table 2 Barriers to Implementing a Palliative Care Curriculum in Undergraduate Medical Educationa

From: Undergraduate palliative care education in the United Arab Emirates: a nationwide assessment of medical school deans

Barriers

1. Lack of medical student awareness and interest in PC

2. Inconsistent clinical exposure to PC

3. Lack of specialized PC faculty

4. Limited clinical facilities for PC training

5. Lack of a multidisciplinary approach to PC

6. Cultural barriers to PC education

  1. aas identified by UAE medical school deans
  2. PC = palliative care
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BMC Medical Education

ISSN: 1472-6920

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