{"id":39,"date":"2024-07-22T20:35:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T00:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.sites.unc.edu\/pcare\/fellowship\/faculty\/"},"modified":"2025-05-20T14:59:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T18:59:48","slug":"overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pcare\/fellowship\/overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Program Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- portlet_header --><\/p>\n<p><!-- portlet_above --><\/p>\n<p><!-- description --><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3188\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 310px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3188 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/503\/2025\/03\/Fellowship-graduation-2024-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Fellowship Graduation 2024\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/503\/2025\/03\/Fellowship-graduation-2024-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/503\/2025\/03\/Fellowship-graduation-2024-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/503\/2025\/03\/Fellowship-graduation-2024-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/503\/2025\/03\/Fellowship-graduation-2024-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/503\/2025\/03\/Fellowship-graduation-2024-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/503\/2025\/03\/Fellowship-graduation-2024-280x210.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/503\/2025\/03\/Fellowship-graduation-2024-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Fellowship Graduation 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Overall Goal<\/h3>\n<p>To prepare physicians to become leaders in the fields of hospice and palliative medicine through a one-year ACGME-accredited fellowship emphasizing:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.43em\">Diversity of training experiences and patient populations<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.43em\">Didactic education and faculty mentoring in symptom management, interprofessional team functions and communication skills<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.43em\">Skills development in teaching and quality improvement necessary for academic and community-based practice careers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Number of Fellows<\/h3>\n<p>4 per year (3 adult, 1 pediatrics track)<\/p>\n<h3>Training Sites<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"external-link\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.uncmedicalcenter.org\/uncmc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UNC Hospitals<\/a> and <a class=\"external-link\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">School of Medicine<\/a>, Chapel Hill, NC<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uncmedicalcenter.org\/uncmc\/care-treatment\/hospice\/\">UNC Hospice<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"external-link\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/transitionslifecare.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Transitions LifeCare<\/a>, Raleigh, NC<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uncmedicalcenter.org\/uncmc\/hospitals-locations\/profile\/state-employees-credit-union-secu-jim-and-betsy-bryan-hospice-home-of-unc-health-care\/\">UNC IPU, Pittsboro, NC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Clinical Activities &#8211; Adult Fellowship<\/h3>\n<table width=\"100%\" class=\"table  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" style=\"table-striped table-bordered\">\n<thead><tr>\n<th>Rotation<\/th>\n<th>Weeks<\/th>\n<\/tr><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>72<br \/>\n<td>UNC Palliative Care Consult Service<\/td>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>UNC Hospice (home &amp; inpatient hospice)<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>UNC Outpatient Oncology Palliative Care Clinic<\/td>\n<td>1\/2 day a week; minimum 6 months<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Transitions LifeCare (home &amp; long-term hospice and palliative care) <\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Radiation Oncology, Anesthesia\/Pain, Addiction Medicine<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>NC Children\u2019s Hospital Supportive Care Team<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>UNC Consult-Liaison Psychiatry Consultation Service<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Elective<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Academic Project (Quality Improvement, Education, Research)<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vacation &amp; AAHPM meeting<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Clinical Activities \u2013 Pediatrics Track<\/h3>\n<table width=\"100%\" class=\"table  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" style=\"table-striped table-bordered\">\n<thead><tr>\n<thead><tr><\/tr><\/thead>\n<th>Rotation<\/th>\n<th>Weeks<\/th>\n<\/tr><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>UNC Palliative Care Consult Service<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<\/tr><tr>\n<td>UNC Inpatient Hospice<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>UNC Children&#8217;s Complex Care Clinic 1\/2 day a week; minimum<\/td>\n<td>6 months<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Transitions LifeCare (home &amp; long-term care pediatric and adult hospice and palliative care, Transitions kids)<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Radiation Oncology, Pediatric PM&amp;R<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>NC Children\u2019s Hospital Supportive Care Team<\/td>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>UNC Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Program<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Elective<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Academic Project (Quality Improvement, Education, Research)<\/td>\n<td>Longitudinal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vacation &amp; AAHPM meeting<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Educational Activities<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3189\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 310px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3189 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/503\/2025\/03\/IMG_4081-scaled-e1742217115733-300x163.jpeg\" alt=\"2024 Palliative Care Team\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/503\/2025\/03\/IMG_4081-scaled-e1742217115733-300x163.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/503\/2025\/03\/IMG_4081-scaled-e1742217115733-1024x555.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/503\/2025\/03\/IMG_4081-scaled-e1742217115733-768x416.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/503\/2025\/03\/IMG_4081-scaled-e1742217115733-1536x833.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/503\/2025\/03\/IMG_4081-scaled-e1742217115733-600x325.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/503\/2025\/03\/IMG_4081-scaled-e1742217115733.jpeg 1937w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">2024 Palliative Care Team<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>One half-day per week is protected for academic activities, including Palliative Care Grand Rounds<\/li>\n<li>Self-Care and Resiliency Workshop (half-day, monthly)<\/li>\n<li>Schwartz Rounds \u2013 monthly<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"external-link\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/aahpm.org\/meetings\/assembly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) Annual Assembly<\/a> \u2013 the program reimburses conference expenses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Teaching &amp; Academic Activities<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Develop presentations on palliative care topics for health professionals and community audiences with faculty support and supervision.<\/li>\n<li>Lead evidence-based case discussions and journal clubs.<\/li>\n<li>Receive education in quality improvement methodology with opportunities to complete a project with faculty mentoring.<\/li>\n<li>Facilitate workshops on goals of care communication, sharing bad news and giving feedback for medical students and residents with faculty supervision.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overall Goal To prepare physicians to become leaders in the fields of hospice and palliative medicine through a one-year ACGME-accredited fellowship emphasizing: Diversity of training experiences and patient populations Didactic education and faculty mentoring in symptom management, interprofessional team functions and communication skills Skills development in teaching and quality improvement necessary for academic and community-based &hellip; 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