Effect of death and dying elective on student empathy and attitudes toward mortality.

Introduction: Pharmacy graduates should be equipped for one inevitable aspect of health care, mortality, yet only 10% of United States pharmacy curricula courses cover end-of-life (EoL) with limited evidence of effectiveness. This study's objective was to evaluate the impact of an EoL elective on student pharmacists' empathy and attitudes toward mortality and caring for terminally ill persons.

Methods: First- through third-year student pharmacists enrolled in an EoL elective.