Objective To explore the effect of experiential teaching of hospice care in the life education for medical students and provide possible references for the implementation of life education in medical colleges and universities. Methods Focus group interviews were conducted with medical students who had participated in the experiential teaching of hospice care.Data were collected and subjected to content analysis for the extraction of themes. Results The analysis yielded three themes:(1)Practical scenarios can prompt students to reflect on life education in their personal growth experiences;(2)Real clinical contexts are conducive to the implementation of life education;(3)Experiential teaching in life education helps the growth of medical students. Conclusion Experiential teaching of hospice care can be a feasible method for life education in medical colleges and universities and has certain reference value.
Han et al. (Sun,) studied this question.