Palliative Care or Hospice? Flipping the Classroom for 1st Year Pre-clinical Medical Students With Interactive Online Content

Maxwell Vergo, Charles Wang, Lawrence Myers, Section of Palliative Medicine, Associate Dean of Interprofessional Educational Practice, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, New Hampshire, Associate Director of Rotating Learners, Section of Palliative Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, New Hampshire, Departments of Medical Education , Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, New Hampshire

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®

Published online on May 16, 2026

Abstract

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, Ahead of Print.
BackgroundAlthough palliative care competencies appear on USMLE examinations, pre-clinical curricula devote minimal time to end-of-life education. Traditional lectures cannot cover foundational knowledge and clinical application in a single hour. A ...