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Outcomes 1. Identify strategies to integrate palliative care concepts into healthcare education to best prepare providers and healthcare workers to meet the current needs of people with serious illness and facing end of life 2. Discuss steps taken to embed palliative care concepts into undergraduate and graduate programs at a southeastern college of nursing 3. Discuss how to develop and implement a specialty graduate palliative care nursing program to help meet the urgent need for providers with advanced specialty skills in palliative care Palliative care education is vital in answering the call to increase both primary and specialty palliative care access for patients with serious illness and their families. At the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston, South Carolina, experienced faculty and providers in the field of palliative care have led the way in palliative care education integration by prioritizing palliative care across all domains, including in areas of education, practice, and research. This session will focus on the palliative care initiatives taken specifically at the College of Nursing at MUSC over the last 5 years. Presenters will discuss steps taken to fully integrate palliative care content into the undergraduate and graduate nursing curriculums. This includes the commitment for every student and faculty member to be prepared in End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) training. Through an online curriculum designed specifically for nursing students, each year over 200 undergraduate students and 100 graduate students are graduating fully trained in palliative care, and this number is climbing. In addition, presenters will review the development and implementation of the first Doctor of Nursing Practice program in palliative care in the United States, established in 2020. In addition to receiving ELNEC training in this program, all graduate students receive training in Vital Talk, learning the skills to communicate effectively with patients living with serious illness and, upon completion, are eligible to sit for the Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse examination. Faculty will present the challenges and the successes of this model of palliative care education. In addition, during an interactive session learners will review primary and specialty palliative care competencies that provide a framework for educators to teach palliative care content and review other important foundational documents, including the NCP Clinical Practice Guidelines. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]