| Course affiliated with (name of Organization/University) | University of California (Irvine) Medical Center |
| Country | United States of America |
| State | California |
| City | Orange |
| Address | 101 The City Drive Building 26, ZC 4076H Orange, CA 92868 |
| The program leads an official or formal degree? | Yes |
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| Frequency | Once per year |
| Length | 1 years |
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| Cost of full tuition and fees | Subsidized for selected applicants/regions |
| Director | Dr. Shiho Ito, MD |
| Website | https://medschool.uci.edu/education/department-programs/hospital-medicine-program/education/hospital-medicine-program |
| Contact name | Deborah Tsai , Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Coordinator |
| Phone | 714-456-5726 |
| Learning objectives 1 | To learn to identify and address patients’ physical, medical, emotional, social, familial and spiritual needs. |
| Learning objectives 2 | To discuss care goals with patients and their families in an acute care community hospital. To work with an interdisciplinary palliative care team to provide consultations in an acute care community hospital. |
| Learning objectives 3 | To address common ethical and legal issues as a palliative medicine consultant. To assist in discharge planning and determination of disposition from the hospital. |
| Description | The UC Irvine Health School of Medicine's Hospitalist Program offers two positions annually in our Hospice and Palliative Medicine fellowship program. Our Palliative Medicine faculty members are part of the school's Hospitalist Program. For one year, fellows rotate through several clinical locations for training. Our fellows also take part in interactive daily interdisciplinary team (IDT) meeting/rounds with the palliative medicine team, which includes physicians, advanced practice nurses, social workers, a pharmacist and a chaplain. |
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