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Course affiliated with (name of Organization/University) Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/duPont Hospital for Children Program
Country United States of America
State Delaware
City Wilmington
Address 1600 Rockland Rd, Wilmington, DE 19803
The program leads an official or formal degree? Yes
Degrees
  • Fellowship
Target audiences
  • Physicians
Fields
  • Palliative Care
  • Palliative Medicine
Languages
  • English
Frequency Once per year
Length 1 years
Modalities
  • Bedside teaching
  • Classroom
  • Hands-on Training
Cost of full tuition and fees Subsidized for selected applicants/regions
Director Carly D Levy, MD
Website https://www.nemours.org/education/gme/fellowships/hospice-and-palliative-medicine.html
Contact name Lindsey Killian, Program Coordinator
Description The Palliative and Supportive Medicine teams at Nemours/Alfred I Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware and ChristianaCare Health System , in affiliation with Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University , are offering a 1-year clinical fellowship to train physicians in either pediatric or adult Hospice and Palliative Medicine. In this fellowship, you will develop an expertise in the prevention and management of suffering amongst patients (and their caregivers) who are facing serious illness. Graduates will satisfy requirements for board certification in Hospice and Palliative Medicine. The program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) for two trainees beyond the third postgraduate year (PGY 3) level and can accommodate candidates completing residencies in pediatrics, family medicine, internal medicine and pediatrics (med/peds), internal medicine or subspecialty fellowships at the appropriate PGY level.
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Last update: November 6, 2024


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