Palliative Care Fellowship
General Information
|| Program Structure
|| Clinical Program
|| Fellowship Application
General Information
The University of Pittsburgh, with the generous support of The Heinz Endowments, offers the
Senator H. John Heinz III Fellowship in Palliative Care Medicine, which prepares individuals for
an academic career in the growing specialty of Palliative Medicine. The two-year fellowship combines
clinical training offered by the Section on Palliative Care of the University of Pittsburgh,
a high-volume, multidisciplinary clinical program, with rigorous training in clinical research.
Program Structure
This fellowship program conforms to the guidelines of the American Board of Hospice and
Palliative Medicine with respect to patient care and combines the palliative care program's
own research resources with the opportunities offered by the University of Pittsburgh Clinical Research Training Program
(CRTP).
The Clinical Research Training Program provides our fellows
with didactic training in a broad spectrum of research
methodologies, technologies, and tools; exposure to
multidisciplinary research teams, hands-on mentored experience in
conducting patient-oriented research; and the conceptual and
writing skills necessary to submit competitive grant applications
for successful, long-term patient-oriented research careers.
Depending on their level of interest and commitment, our
palliative care trainees may pursue either a one-year Certificate
in Clinical Research within the CRTP or a two-year Masters Degree
in Clinical Research, with special focus and application in
palliative care research.
Clinical Program
The clinical focus of the fellowship is on acquiring skills in
providing comprehensive care to patients with life-limiting
illnesses in acute care, ambulatory care, home care, and long-term
care settings. Fellows will spend substantial time in each of
these settings and follow patients longitudinally as they move
between different settings. The role of the physician as a member
of an interdisciplinary care team will be emphasized in all
clinical settings and encounters. The individual aspects of the
clinical program are described below.
Inpatient Palliative Care Consultation Service
Fellows will spend a minimum of four months in the inpatient setting.
At least two of these months will be spent at our main clinical sites,
UPMC Montefiore and UPMC Presbyterian. The other two required inpatient
months and any additional inpatients months elected can be completed at
UPMC Montifiore and UPMC Presbyterian or at one of our other clinical
sites.
Home Care and Hospice
Fellows will gain extensive experience managing home care and
hospice patients through time spent with the Family Hospice and
Palliative Care Program. In Year 1 of the program, fellows will
spend one half-day per week in this setting from September through
June. In Year 2 fellows may elect either one half-day in this
setting throughout the year, or one half-day per week throughout
the year in the outpatient setting.
Outpatient Clinic
In Year 1 fellows will maintain their own outpatient clinic
practice under the supervision of the Palliative Care faculty,
spending at least one half-day per week from September through
June. In Year 2 fellows may elect to maintain this schedule or,
as noted above, they may elect to spend one half-day per week in
hospice and home care.
Elective and Supplemental Clinical Experiences
Fellows will spend at least one month on a clinical elective
experience. Additional elective time is available to individual fellows
based on their own needs and interests. Formal elective experiences are
available in Ethics, Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Psychiatry, HIV,
Neurology, Geriatrics, Pain, Pediatrics, Liver Transplantation, Critical
Care, Cardiology, and Pulmonary and can easily be arranged in other
areas of special interest.
Fellowship Application
You may complete an online application.
Application Requirements
Interested applicants should contact:
Robert M. Arnold, MD
University of Pittsburgh
Fellowship Director
Section of Palliative Care and Medical Ethics
MUH 932W
200 Lothrop Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone: 412-692-4834
Fax: 412-692-4315
Email: rabob@pitt.edu
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