New Palliative Medicine Fellowship in California
There is a new joint Palliative Medicine Fellowship that will be starting in July 2013. The fellowship will be based at the University of California at Davis School of Medicine and will be...
View Articleinterested in non accredited palliative fellowship ? any clues? need help
Hello Guys Greetings!. I am a resident ( PGY2 ) in an ACGME-International family medicine accredited program in Hamad hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College - Qatar branch. I got ECFMG and have done...
View ArticlePalliative care boards with geriatrics fellowship?
Hey all, I'm a not even started PGY-1 but I am doing a program that combines IM and Geri. I am interested in palliative care and possibly onc in the future, but I don't want to do 3 (possibly 4 with...
View ArticleRad Onc Palliative Care Fellowship
Hi Everyone Medical student who recently matched Radiation Oncology. I have an interest in Palliative Care. However, I do not see many Radiation Oncologists fellowship trained in this field....
View ArticleWhy I love my job
I met with an elderly patient and his wife today in the nursing home. The man has agitation and experiences delusions, some of which are quite vivid and upsetting to the patient, his wife, and the...
View ArticlePalliative Care fellowships: hours?
Hi, I just wanted to know what the hours are like for a palliative care fellowship? Thanks!
View Articlepain meds
looking for something that helps give me a frame of reference for pain meds.?? I know morphine is serious pain med relief but how do I gauge that, in comparison to what??? I know diluadid is for...
View ArticlePalliative then Hem/Onc?!
Hi everybody, I'm an IM resident in a community program that has a reserved hem/onc spot in affiliated university hospital. I want Hem/Onc. But I basically wanna leave the region I'm at to a different...
View ArticleCOMLEX for HPM Fellowship?
Does anyone know if only submitting COMLEX scores is acceptable for ACGME HPM fellowship programs? I am a DO but I am currently in an ACGME residency program, hoping to match anywhere in HPM. Thanks
View ArticleNew Palliative Care iOS Fast Facts Reference Application
Hi all, I just released a free iOS palliative care reference application and wanted to spread the word. The application uses the EPERC Fast Facts database...
View ArticleGeriatric Fellowship with Pall Concentration PGY4 spot near NYC - for July 1
Geriatric Medicine Fellowship at Winthrop University Hospital in Mineola, Long Island, NY is seeking a qualified candidate for the 2014-2015 fellowship year. Our well-rounded and rewarding training...
View ArticleQuestion
Which palliative care programs have fellows from psychiatry or are receptive to non trad fields applying (i.e. not limited to IM and FM etc)?
View ArticleWhat is your opinion on Expressive Arts therapy?
Hi all! I'm currently an art student studying illustration in San Francisco. I'm planning on getting a masters degree in Expressive Arts therapy, as I see many benefits of using art as a way to...
View Articlepsych to palliative care
Hello - I'm a third year psych resident and interested in a palliative medicine fellowship. Just wondering there are others out there with a pysch background who pursued palliative medicine. Concerned...
View ArticleStepping out of the box
A few weeks ago, I cared for a patient with disfiguring neck cancer and intractable pain despite 3 titrated opioids, gabapentin, and high-dose dexamethasone. Nearing desperation, I tried a bolus of...
View ArticleMed-Peds Palliative Care
I'm a Med Peds resident and I'm considering a fellowship in palliative care. To those who have gone on to fellowship- how much pediatric exposure does your program provide? Is anyone in a combined...
View ArticleCompetitiveness of Palli?
How competitive is it in applying for HPM fellowships? I'm a DO, PGY1 in an academic MD FM program. Are there spots that go unfilled anywhere, whether it be at somewhere like Hopkins, UCLA versus a...
View Articlenegotiating salary
I'm looking for some help to guide an upcoming meeting where I will be discussing salary for HPM position. Some background: I'm a 3 yr full-time emergency physician at a growing community regional...
View ArticlePalliative fellowship 2015-2016
Anyone else applying to palliative this year? I'm trying to get a feel for how competitive it will be. As its the first year in the match, there is no prior data to go by... How do you think the...
View ArticleFinding Volunteer Opportunities in NJ
I would like to volunteer at a hospice somewhere in Northern NJ, but I'll be a full-time student so I'm restricted to a few hours per week. Some of the volunteer opportunities I found in NYC require...
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