The mission of the Palliative & End-of-life Care Research Program is to improve the quality of palliative and end-of-life care for patients and their families. The Palliative & End-of-Life Care Research Program is composed of clinical and health services investigators and staff working on research projects that have as their overall goal the improvement of palliative and end-of-life care. In addition to providing core support for these specific projects, the Program serves as a resource to other investigators conducting related research.