Death - this certainty, which is directly or indirectly present somewhere in every human being's life - has been a forbidden, denied, and forgotten matter, especially in the twentieth century. Although physicians have a closer experience with death through their daily professional contact, they are unable to become familiar with it, although facing this reality always provokes conflicting feelings like defeat, guilt, and impotence. In spite of the traditional silence on this matter in medical schools, it is important to introduce discussions about death and dying in the medical school curriculum. This idea was suggested by all the interviewees and we completely agree with it. It may facilitate the process of understanding death as an integral part of life and promote humanization in caring for dying patients and their families.
Attitude to Death; Ethics, Medical; Physician's Role; Pediatrics; Death; Child