Current status of academic palliative medicine in Poland: a nationwide study.

Aim: To assess the current status of palliative medicine (PM) education in medical students in Poland.

Methods: Data on PM teaching were obtained from a 16-item questionnaire sent to the heads of PM and palliative care (PC) departments at universities or university authorities. In cases in which there was no PM or PC department, the questionnaire was sent to authorities of a given University.