Online training improves medical students’ ability to recognise when a person is dying: The ORaClES randomised controlled trial

SAGE Palliative Medicine & Chronic Care

This episode features Dr Nicola White and Dr Linda Oostendorp (Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department, Division of Psychiatry, University College London (UCL), London, UK). Recognising dying is a core clinical skill. There is inconsistent training in the United Kingdom and both medical students and doctors report feeling unsure and ill prepared when working with a dying patient and their family. This study suggests that the online training resource can alter what information medical students review, to make decisions more like that of the experts. This online training resource could be used to facilitate learning in this complex area, and provide a complementary education approach to clinical training.