General Internal Medicine, Palliative Medicine and Medical Education

EXTENSIVE OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF

HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE MEDICINE 

Lori Earnshaw, M.D., Program Director 

Since 2004, the University of Louisville has offered a Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program. Our fellowship is a 1-year clinical fellowship with research opportunities.

Application Deadline:

Accepting applications now through December 1.

Fellow Requirements:

Potential residents are required to have completed an ACGME or AOA-approved residency or fellowship program. The residency/fellowship must be in one of the following eleven disciplines: Internal Medicine and its subspecialties, Family Medicine and its subspecialties, Neurology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Surgery, Pediatrics, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Psychiatry, Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine, and Radiation Oncology.

Program highlights:

Ø Accredited in 2008 by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)

Ø Accredited in 2006 by the Palliative Medicine Review Committee (PMRC)

Ø Housed in the Division of General Internal Medicine, Palliative Medicine and Medical Education in the Department of Medicine

Ø Includes multiple training venues – Hospice inpatient units, continuity clinics at the VA and the Brown Cancer Center Supportive Care Clinic, Hospice and VA home care programs, long-term care facilities, and palliative care consult services

Ø Offers diverse educational opportunities and clinical practice models with rotations available at: Hosparus, Louisville Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of Louisville Medical Center, Norton Hospital, Kosair Children’s Hospital, Jewish Hospital, and several Louisville area nursing homes

Ø Prepares fellows for serving as Medical Directors of community hospice organizations or hospital-based palliative care programs in both the academic or community setting

Ø Provides extensive educational opportunities with residents and students from all disciplines

Ø Focuses on the interdisciplinary team approach across settings: chaplains, psychologists, social workers, nurses, pharmacists, and bioethicists are routinely involved in patient care and teaching activities

Please contact Dr. Earnshaw or Amy Kiper (502-852-7945 or amy.kiper@louisville.edu) for an application packet or with any questions