Vol. 13 No. 2 (2024), 28-31

With the continuous development of medical education, medical students are faced with more complex ethical and psychological challenges, and the issues of life and death are particularly prominent. It is understood that at present, the development of life and death education in medical colleges in China belongs to the exploratory stage, and the systematic life and death education curriculum is relatively lacking. The purpose of this study is to explore the values of life and death of medical students in different stages and their needs for life and death education, and to explore the ideal plan for the new generation of medical students to carry out life and death education. The research adopts the method of questionnaire survey and interview to investigate and analyze the medical students in different stages. Questionnaires were distributed through the Internet. Among the valid questionnaires collected, 31.9% were male and 68.1% were female. 25 students majoring in clinical medicine in our university were interviewed offline. The research results show that most medical students have never received life-and-death education, and the demand for life- and-death education shows an obvious positive attitude. The development of life-and-death education should be included in the training plan for medical students, and the way of carrying out life-and-death education should not be limited to theoretical knowledge, but the way of combining with practice is accepted by most medical students. In addition, systematic life-and-death education can help them better face the challenges in clinical practice and the physical and mental needs of patients. The conclusion of this study provides theoretical basis and practical suggestions for optimizing the life-and-death education of medical students, aiming at promoting the overall humanistic care and professional quality of future medical work.