Curriculum
The Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship is 12 months in duration and offers trainees a well-rounded educational experience.
Clinical experiences
Our program features rotations in:
- Inpatient palliative care
- Ambulatory care
- Outpatient continuity clinic
- Hospice and long-term care
Our fellows also engage in elective rotations at sites including the Outpatient Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Pain Management Clinic, the Memory Assessment Consultation Clinic, the Critical Care division, the Nephrology division and Sentara CarePlex Hospital's Palliative Care Consult Service.
Educational experiences
Our fellows continue their learning outside the clinic through:
- Journal clubs
- Topic review and case conference
- Sit-down rounds
- Standardized patient visits
- Final Rounds (gathering to discuss challenges surrounding loss of patients)
- Center to Advance Palliative Care online curriculum
- Tumor board