{"id":8,"date":"2024-07-22T20:35:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T00:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.sites.unc.edu\/pcare\/fellowship\/"},"modified":"2025-05-15T14:07:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T18:07:18","slug":"fellowship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pcare\/fellowship\/","title":{"rendered":"Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- portlet_header --><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-inline\" title=\"Old Well\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/503\/2017\/11\/old-well.jpeg\" alt=\"Views of the campus as it is prepared for commencement at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The university will hold commencement Sunday, May 10.\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!-- portlet_above --><\/p>\n<p><!-- description --><\/p>\n<p>Established in 2015, our ACGME-accredited program has trained 32 physicians during the past ten years through our innovative relationship with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uncmedicalcenter.org\/uncmc\/care-treatment\/hospice\/\">UNC Hospice<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transitionslifecare.org\/\">Transitions LifeCare<\/a> to provide academic and community-based training with diverse patient populations. Our fellows\u2019 residency training has included Internal Medicine, Medicine-Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine, and Neurology. We have also matched fellows who have completed Geriatrics, Nephrology, Neurocritical Care, and Pediatric Critical Care fellowships.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-xs-12 col-sm-6 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<h3>Get to Know our Palliative Care Program<\/h3>\n\n<!-- iframe plugin v.5.2 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JADxTbgvUKI?si=peswZyj7Kjth6_nN\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" 0=\"allowfullscreen\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-xs-12 col-sm-6 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<h3>Get to Know our Palliative Care Fellowship Program<\/h3>\n\n<!-- iframe plugin v.5.2 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iTZWIxKj0W4?si=xKN8DkvL5ijYbdgb\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" 0=\"allowfullscreen\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Pediatrics Track<\/h3>\n<p>With support from the <a href=\"http:\/\/aahpm.org\/fellowships\/ho-chiang\">Ho\/Chiang Foundation<\/a>, our program started a pediatrics track in 2021. Our program emphasizes flexibility to support each fellow\u2019s learning goals as we seek to develop future hospice and palliative medicine leaders in clinical care, education, quality improvement and research. Our faculty and interprofessional teams collaborate to mentor fellows\u2019 development in the program.<\/p>\n<h3>Life in Chapel Hill<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3180 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/503\/2025\/03\/Fellowship-Program-Main-Page-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"364\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/503\/2025\/03\/Fellowship-Program-Main-Page-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/503\/2025\/03\/Fellowship-Program-Main-Page-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/503\/2025\/03\/Fellowship-Program-Main-Page-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/503\/2025\/03\/Fellowship-Program-Main-Page-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/503\/2025\/03\/Fellowship-Program-Main-Page-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/503\/2025\/03\/Fellowship-Program-Main-Page-280x210.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/503\/2025\/03\/Fellowship-Program-Main-Page-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Chapel Hill and the Triangle region of North Carolina are consistently ranked as highly desirable places to live and work. There are innumerable recreational, cultural and athletic events (depending on your favorite shade of blue) to enjoy and restaurants to savor. In addition, the Outer Banks and the Blue Ridge Mountains are within driving distance for a weekend outing. Visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pcare\/fellowship\/living-in-chapel-hill\/\">Program Life<\/a> page to learn more about the area.<\/p>\n<h3>Questions?<\/h3>\n<p>We welcome any questions about our program.<\/p>\n<p>Best,<\/p>\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-4 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a href=\"mailto:Paul.Zimmerman@unchealth.unc.edu\">Paul Zimmerman, MD<\/a><br \/>\nProgram Director<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-4 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a href=\"mailto:Alyssa_Tilly@med.unc.edu\">Alyssa Tilly, MD<\/a><br \/>\nAssociate Program Director<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-4 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a href=\"mailto:angela_williamson@med.unc.edu\">Angela Williamson <\/a><br \/>\nProgram Coordinator<br \/>\n(919) 445-6764<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"section-som\"><span>Faculty Spotlight<\/span><\/h2>\n            <div class=\"wc-cards\"><article class=\"wc-card wc-card--3x2 wc-card--zoom\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pcare\/kenzie-daniels-md\/\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\"><div class=\"wc-card__image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/503\/2024\/06\/KD1-600x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wc_card_3x2 size-wc_card_3x2 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Kenzie Daniels, MD\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/503\/2024\/06\/KD1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/503\/2024\/06\/KD1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__header\"><h3 class=\"wc-card__title wc-card__title--3\">Kenzie Daniels, MD<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__content\"><p class=\"wc-card__more\" aria-label=\"Read more about Kenzie Daniels, MD\"><span class=\"wc-card__more-text\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read more<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/a><\/article><article class=\"wc-card wc-card--3x2 wc-card--zoom\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pcare\/julia-rodriguez-odonnell-lcsw-osw-c\/\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\"><div class=\"wc-card__image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/503\/2024\/06\/JRO1-600x400.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-wc_card_3x2 size-wc_card_3x2 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Julia Rodriguez O&#039;Donnell LCSW, OSW-C\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/503\/2024\/06\/JRO1-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/503\/2024\/06\/JRO1-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__header\"><h3 class=\"wc-card__title wc-card__title--3\">Julia Rodriguez O&#8217;Donnell LCSW, OSW-C<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__content\"><p class=\"wc-card__more\" aria-label=\"Read more about Julia Rodriguez O&#8217;Donnell LCSW, OSW-C\"><span class=\"wc-card__more-text\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read more<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/a><\/article><article class=\"wc-card wc-card--3x2 wc-card--zoom\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pcare\/vineeta-rao-pharmd-bcps-cpp\/\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\"><div class=\"wc-card__image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/503\/2022\/08\/PXL_20210529_023801954-600x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wc_card_3x2 size-wc_card_3x2 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Photo of Vineeta Rao hiking\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/503\/2022\/08\/PXL_20210529_023801954-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/503\/2022\/08\/PXL_20210529_023801954-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__header\"><h3 class=\"wc-card__title wc-card__title--3\">Vineeta Rao, PharmD, BCPS, CPP<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__content\"><p class=\"wc-card__more\" aria-label=\"Read more about Vineeta Rao, PharmD, BCPS, CPP\"><span class=\"wc-card__more-text\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read more<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/a><\/article>            <\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Established in 2015, our ACGME-accredited program has trained 32 physicians during the past ten years through our innovative relationship with UNC Hospice and Transitions LifeCare to provide academic and community-based training with diverse patient populations. Our fellows\u2019 residency training has included Internal Medicine, Medicine-Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine, and Neurology. We have also matched &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pcare\/vineeta-rao-pharmd-bcps-cpp\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Vineeta Rao, PharmD, BCPS, CPP\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":106633,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-8","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","odd"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship - Palliative Care &amp; Hospice Program<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pcare\/fellowship\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship - Palliative Care &amp; Hospice Program\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Established in 2015, our ACGME-accredited program has trained 32 physicians during the past ten years through our innovative relationship with UNC Hospice and Transitions LifeCare to provide academic and community-based training with diverse patient populations. 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