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September 30, 2009 | Program Result
From November 2006 to May 2009, investigators at the Medical College of Wisconsin helped six medical schools develop educational programs for palliative care and trained faculty at those schools to teach in the field.
August 27, 2009 | Program Result
Two schools of nursing developed electronic toolkits: one for nurse educators and one for self-study by practicing nurses.
July 29, 2009 | Program Result
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing conducted 15 training conferences designed to enable nursing school faculty to integrate instruction on end-of-life care into their schools' curricula.
July 1, 2006 | Program Result
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Inc., Boston, organized a two-day National Consensus Conference on Medical Education for Care Near the End of Life in 1997 and subsequent dissemination efforts.
May 1, 2005 | Program Result
In 2003, investigators at The Bard Group, a Boston-area health care consulting firm, examined the selection process for clinical program leaders at US academic medical centers.
November 23, 2005 | Program Result
Physicians for Human Rights developed an online toolkit for medical students and students in other health professions to raise awareness and take action to help eliminate racial and ethic disparities in health and health care.
March 1, 2004 | Program Result
In 2002 and 2003, project staff at the American Osteopathic Association, Chicago, conducted two workshops to train faculty of osteopathic medical schools in high quality end-of-life care.
July 1, 2004 | Program Result
Researchers at the Harvard University Graduate School of Education conducted a study to determine the types of professional values and ethics medical schools impart to their students.
July 1, 2004 | Program Result
In 2001, RWJF authorized $20.9 million for a national program, Pursuing Perfection: Raising the Bar for Health Care Performance, to help hospitals and physician organizations improve patient outcomes throughout the continuum of health care.
July 1, 2004 | Program Result
From November 2002 through January 2003, consultants worked with two academic palliative care centers that were struggling financially and helped the physician leaders establish business plans and stabilize the centers.