Fellowships
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Directory:
The AAHPM provides an alphabetical listing of fellowship programs in the United States. For each listing there is information about who is sponsoring the fellowship, the current status of the program, the start date, duration, number of fellows accepted each year, as well as information on who to contact.
Fellowship Position at Mount Sinai Medical Center for July 2008.
Apply Now! A one-year position in the Palliative Medicine Fellowship at Mount Sinai is available starting July 2008 due to a last-minute cancellation. You will receive intensive one-on-one mentoring from nationally recognized leaders and benefit from a comprehensive curriculum encompassing patient care, education, research, leadership, and program development. For more information, visit http://www.mssm.edu/palliative/fellowship/palliativecare@mssm.edu or call 212-241-5384.
The University of Minnesota Medical Center, Transitions and Life Choices (Palliative Care) Program announces a nine month, full time fellowship in Clinical Social Work in Palliative Care, to begin on September 1, 2008. For a program description and application please visit www.fairview.org/tlc or contact Dot Landis, ACSW, LICSW at 612-273-5893 or . The deadline for applications is May 1, 2008.
The Medical College of Wisconsin is now accepting applications for a Clinical Fellowship in Adult Palliative Medicine for 2008-2009. This one-year fellowship trains physicians to become skilled clinicians in palliative medicine and provides additional training in education, quality improvement, and advocacy work.
Fellows who complete this training are prepared for a career in academic palliative medicine. Applicants are preferred to have completed a residency in a primary care specialty such as Internal Medicine, Family Practice or Med/Peds. Applicants from other specialties may apply and a decision will be on a case-by-case basis.
Please refer to our website or contact:
Rose Hackbarth
(414) 805-4607
email: rhackbar@mcw.edu
Two new integrated fellowships offer more than traditional clinical training. Sponsored by the Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York City, the fellowships provide intensive mentoring and rigorous clinical, educational, and research training. They are designed for individuals who want to be positioned for national academic leadership in their core subspecialty of hematology-oncology or geriatrics and the rapidly growing field of palliative medicine. Apply now for academic years 2006-2008. Contact: palliativecare@mssm.edu, or call (212)241-1446.
James J. Peters VA Medical Center Interprofessional Fellowship Program in Palliative Care
This one-year fellowship provides Board Certified Physicians, Advance Practice Nurses, Post-doctoral Clinical Psychologists, Master's Prepared Social Workers, Master's Prepared Chaplains and Post-residency Doctoral Prepared Pharmacists with a complete line up of professional hands on training in palliative and end-of-life care topics. The fellowship program, in its sixth year, is accredited by the Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. The fellowship usually begins in July of each year. There is a possibility for an off cycle position. Please contact the Fellowship office. Applications are reviewed on a regular basis. The deadline for acceptance of applications is January of the Fellowship year. Further information regarding the fellowship and an application may be obtained on line at www.nygrecc.org or call Valerie Menocal at the James J. Peters GRECC at 718-584-9000 ext 3809.
Fellowship in Cancer Pain Management and Palliative Care for Nurse Practitioners
An excellent opportunity is available for a nurse practitioner interested in Pain and Palliative Care to apply for a one-year clinical fellowship in Cancer Pain Management and Palliative Care offered by the Pain and Palliative Care Service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre in New York City. One nurse practitioner is selected each year for the fellowship and trains alongside physician colleagues. Candidates must have a current New York License and Nurse Practitioner License. The fellowship offers a stipend.
For further information please contact:
Nessa Coyle, NP, PhD, FAAN
Pain and Palliative Care Service
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
phone: 646-888-2693
fax: 646-888-2735
e-mail: coylen@mskcc.org
BC Children's Hospital/Canuck Place Children's Hospice Fellowship in Pediatric Palliative Care
The Department of Pediatrics at the University of British Columbia in partnership with Canuck Place Children's Hospice is seeking applicants for a two-year clinical-academic Fellowship in Pediatric Palliative Care. Please contact Carly Fleming, M.Ed. for application information.
Senator H. John Heinz III Fellowship in Palliative Medicine
The two-year Senator H. John Heinz III Fellowship in Palliative Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh prepares individuals for an academic career in the specialty of Palliative Medicine. It combines patient care experience that conforms to the guidelines of the American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine with rigorous training in clinical research to offer fellows the skills necessary to succeed as independent physician investigators. It includes the opportunity to earn a Masters of Science in Clinical Research from the Clinical Research Training Program. One to two fellows are accepted per year, and the fellowship start date is July 1. For more information, please contact Paige Hepple at 412-802-6249 or jph29@pitt.edu or apply online at www.dgim.pitt.edu/FellowApp/fellowship_app.aspx.
Clinical/Research Fellowships in Pediatric Pain Medicine:
The Department of Anesthesiology at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian welcomes applications for Clinical/Research Fellowships in Pediatric Pain Medicine. Candidates for the position would be exposed to all aspects of acute and chronic pediatric pain management including palliative care. Additionally, the fellows will be expected to participate in the design and conduct of basic or clinical research in the broad field of pediatric pain. A background in pediatrics and/or anesthesiology with some experience in research is desired. For further information please contact Dr. William S. Schechter at ws5@columbia.edu
Stop Pain.org Fellowship in Pain Medicine and Palliative Care:
Participants in this fellowship, offered by the Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care at Beth Israel Medical Center, will gain experience in the assessment and management of a broad range of problems related to nonmalignant pain; and the comprehensive palliative care of patients with progressive incurable illness.
As part of their program, Beth Israel offers a fellowship for nurses. For more information, please visit their website.
Palliative Medicine Fellowship
The University of Michigan and the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System are seeking highly motivated individuals for 1-year fellowship training in palliative medicine. This program will offer candidates the opportunity to train in a very strong academic environment and to work with highly qualified interdisciplinary faculty. The curriculum is comprehensive, innovative, and will allow trainees to acquire clinical expertise in hospice and palliative medicine. Clinical rotations and educational experiences will be offered at a variety of settings including inpatient, consultative and ambulatory palliative care services, home hospice, home care, extended care and pediatrics. Elective rotations and research opportunities will also be available. Applications are being accepted for the term beginning July 2008. For more information, please contact:
Marcos Montagnini, MD, FACP
Director, Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Geriatric Medicine
University of Michigan and VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System
mmontag@umich.edu
734-845 3072
Palliative Care and Social Work Fellowship:
A Social Work Fellowship in palliative and end-of-life care is available through the Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care at Beth Israel Medical Center. The program provides a supervised experience in the multidimensional assessment and management of patients, in multiple practice sites (an inpatient pain, palliative care and hospice unit, inpatient consultation service, and an ambulatory practice) at various points along the continuum of life-threatening illness. For more information please visist our website. You may also contact Terry Altilio, LCSW at (212) 844-1467 or taltilio@chpnet.org.