The state of undergraduate palliative care education at Austrian medical schools – a mixed methods study

BMC Palliative Care

Table 4 Teaching and assessment formats and areas of the mandatory teaching

	Statements of each of the eight Austrian universities^a								Total	Proportion^b
Teaching formats
Lecture	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	No mandatory teaching	7	87.5%
Bedside teaching	X	X		X		X			4	50.0%
Patient presentation		X	X	X		X			4	50.0%
Practical training	X		X	X					3	37.5%
E-Learning			X^c	X					2	25.0%
Seminar		X				X			2	25.0%
Problem-based learning	X			X					2	25.0%
Case-based learning				X		X			2	25.0%
Training with simulation patients		X							1	12.5%
Taught areas
Knowledge	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	No mandatory teaching	7	87.5%
Attitude		X	X	X		X	X		5	62.5%
Skills		X		X		X			3	37.5%
Examination formats
Written exam with multiple choice	X	X		X	X	X	X	No mandatory teaching	6	75.0%
Oral exam	X								1	12.5%
Immanent examination			X						1	12.5%
Examined areas
Knowledge	X	X		X	X	X	X	No mandatory teaching	6	75.0%
Attitude		X	X	X		X	X		5	62.5%
Skills		X		X					2	25.0%

^aThe order of the questionnaires was randomised for each table separately
^bIn calculating the proportions, the university where there is no mandatory teaching was also taken into account
^cNote 'in lockdown'

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