Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship
About Our Program
The Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship is a combined training program between Bluegrass Care Navigators and the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. It is a 1-year ACGME accredited program dedicated to developing compassionate, competent, and collaboratively minded physician leaders and educators who will go on to provide quality care for seriously ill patients in a variety of inpatient and community settings. Currently our program trains 2 fellows each academic year.
Fellows receive well-rounded training through clinical experiences, didactics, workshops, and conferences to acquire expert skills in symptom management and communication.
The UK Inpatient Palliative Care consult service provides trainees with in-depth experience with the full spectrum of patients, problems, and consultant relationships that Palliative Medicine Physicians are likely to encounter. In addition to the attending physician our interdisciplinary team includes a Triage Nurse, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, and a full time Chaplain, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Pharmacist. This breadth provides deep learning opportunities. Learners of all levels rotate with the team allowing fellows to expand their teaching skills. We add an extra layer of support to every team at UK Chandler Medical Center including Advance Heart Failure and LVAD, Cardiac Critical Care and ECMO, Inpatient Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant, all Critical Care and Surgical Specialties just to name a few.
For additional information regarding our program please visit the official website for
UK
Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship.
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