Global Directory of Educational Programs in Palliative Care

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Programs (138)

Location Program name Country Course affiliated with (name of Organization/University) Type(s) of degree Language(s)
North America » United States of America » New York APP Fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Care United States of America Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Fellowship English Details
North America » United States of America » Pittsburgh Academic Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship United States of America University of Pittsburgh. Section of Palliative Care and Medical Ethics Fellowship English Details
Europe » United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland » Bolton AdvDip(CPD) Multidisciplinary End of Life Care (HE6) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland University of Bolton Diploma English Details
North America » United States of America » Washington Advance Practice Provider Fellowship in Palliative Medicine United States of America MedStar Health/Washington Hospital Center Fellowship English Details
Asia » India » Hyderabad Advanced Certificate in Pediatric Palliative Care India MNJ Institute of Oncology, Hyderabad , Two Worlds Cancer Collaboration Certificate English Details
North America » United States of America » New York Advanced Certificate in Palliative Care United States of America New York University Post Graduate Certificate English Details
Oceania » Australia » Sydney Advanced Training in Palliative Medicine Australia The Royal Australasian College of Physicians -RACP Post MD Sub-Specialist English Details
South America » Chile » Concepcion Alivio del Dolor y Cuidados Paliativos Chile Universidad de Concepción - Facultad de Medicina Certificate Spanish Details
Europe » Spain » Barcelona Atención integral e integrada de personas con enfermedades avanzadas y sus familias en servicios de salud y sociales Spain UVIC. Universitat de VIC. Certificate Spanish Details
North America » United States of America » Santa Rosa Authentic Presence: Contemplative End-of-Life Care Training United States of America Authentic Presence Certificate English Details
Africa » Uganda » Kampala Bachelors Of Science In Palliative Care Uganda IHPCA / Makarere University Bachelor English Details
North America » United States of America » Providence Brown Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship United States of America Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital-Lifespan Fellowship English Details
North America » Canada » Toronto CNA Hospice Palliative Care Study Group Canada University Health Network - de Souza Institute Certificate English Details
Asia » India » Trivandrum Certificate Course in Pain and Palliative Medicine (CCPPM) India Trivandrum Institute of Palliative Sciences (TIPS) - Pallium India Certificate English Details
Asia » India » Vellore Certificate Course in Palliative Medicine India Christian Medical College, Vellore, India. Certificate English Details
Asia » India » Trivandrum Certificate Course in Palliative Nursing (CCPN) India Trivandrum Institute of Palliative Sciences - Pallium India Certificate English Details
Europe » United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland » Enfield Certificate and Advanced Certificate Working in Childhood Bereavement United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Hospice UK Certificate English Details
North America » United States of America » New York Chaplaincy Management Training Program United States of America Spiritual Care Association Certificate English Details
North America » Canada » Toronto Clinical & Research Fellowship Palliative Care Program Canada Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network Fellowship English Details
North America » United States of America » Baltimore Clinical Aspects of Hospice and Palliative Care United States of America University of Maryland, Baltimore Post Graduate Certificate English Details
North America » United States of America » New York Clinical Fellowship in Hospice & Palliative Medicine United States of America NewYork Presbyterian Bi-Campus (Columbia and Cornell) Fellowship English Details
North America » Canada » Toronto Collaborative Specialization in Aging, Palliative & Supportive Care across the Life Course Canada Institute for Life Course and Aging University of Toronto Post Graduate Specialist English Details
North America » Canada » Newmarket Core 1- Introduction to Core Concepts in Hospice Palliative Care Canada PalCare Certificate English Details
Europe » Spain » Sevilla Curso Avanzado en Cuidados, Acompañamiento y Atención al final de la vida. VI edición. Spain New Health Foundation Certificate Spanish Details
Europe » Spain » Sevilla Curso Avanzado en Gestión de Redes y Comunidades Compasivas:: EL Promotor de la Comunidad (VI EDICIÓN). Spain New Health Foundation Certificate Spanish Details
Europe » Spain » Sevilla Curso Avanzado en el Desarrollo de Comunidades y Ciudades Compasivas, Todos Contigo. Spain New Health Foundation Certificate Spanish Details
North America » Mexico » Mexico City Curso de Alta Especialidad en Medicina Paliativa Mexico Unam /Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea Gonzalez Post MD Specialist Spanish Details
North America » Mexico » México City Curso de Postgrado de Alta Especialidad en: Medicina del Dolor y Paliativa Mexico INCMNSZ - Departamento de Medicina del Dolor y Paliativa - UNAM Post MD Sub-Specialist Spanish Details
Africa » Uganda » Kampala Diploma In Palliative Care, IHPCA / Makarere University Uganda Makerere University , Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care in Africa(IHPCA) Diploma English Details
Africa » Uganda » Kampala Diploma in Clinical Palliative Care , IHPCA Uganda Hospice Africa Uganda, The Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care in Africa (IHPCA) Diploma English Details
South America » Colombia » Cali Diplomado Cuidado Paliativo Domiciliario en el Sur Global Colombia Asociación Cuidados Paliativos de Colombia (ASOCUPAC) Diploma Spanish Details
South America » Colombia » Bogotá Diplomado de Cuidados Paliativos en Enfermedad Crónica Evolutiva Colombia Fundación Universitaria Sanitas Certificate Spanish Details
North America » Mexico » Guadalajara Diplomado en Medicina Paliativa Mexico Universidad Anahuac Cancun y Asociación Panamericana de Cuidados Paliativos Diploma Spanish Details
South America » Peru » Lima Diplomatura de Cuidados Paliativos Peru Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM) Diploma Spanish Details
Asia » Philippines » Zamboanga City Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Science Philippines St. Paul University Philippines Doctorate (PhD) English Details
North America » United States of America » Baltimore Doctor of Philosophy in Palliative Care United States of America University of Maryland Baltimore Doctorate (PhD) English Details
North America » United States of America » Durham Duke Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship United States of America Duke University Hospital Fellowship English Details
Europe » Spain » San Sebastian El Valor de los Cuidados en Paliativos. 2nd Edition Spain Paliativos sin Fronteras Certificate Spanish Details
North America » United States of America » New York End of Life Doula Training United States of America Doulagivers Institute Certificate English Details
Europe » United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland » Dumfries and Galloway End of Life Studies - MSc/PgDip/PgCert United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland University of Glasgow Master's English Details
North America » United States of America » Austin End-of-Life Doula Certificate Program United States of America Quality of Life Care, LLC Certificate English Details
Central America and the Caribbean » Costa Rica » San Jose Especialidad en Medicina Paliativa Costa Rica Universidad de Costa Rica / Hospitales de la Red Social Post Graduate Specialist English, Spanish Details
South America » Colombia » Bogotá DC Especialización en Medicina del Dolor y Cuidados Paliativos Colombia Universidad El Bosque Post MD Sub-Specialist Spanish Details
South America » Colombia » Medellin Especialización en Medicina del Dolor y Cuidados Paliativos Colombia Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana/ Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe and Clínica Las América Post MD Specialist Spanish Details
South America » Colombia » Bogotá, D.C. Especialización en Medicina del Dolor y Cuidados Paliativos Colombia Fundacion Universitaria Ciencias de la Salud- FUCS Post MD Sub-Specialist Spanish Details
Europe » Spain » Madrid Experto en Acompañamiento Espiritual en Clínica - 3ª Edición Spain Foro Iberoamericano de Espiritualidad en Clínica (FIEC), SECPAL, Fundación Humanizando la Sanidad Post Graduate Specialist Spanish Details
Asia » India » Lucknow Fellowship in Palliative Care India National Association of Palliative Care for AYUSH & Integrative Medicine Certificate English Details
Asia » India » Calicut Fellowship in Palliative Care - 2024 India Institute of Palliative Medicine, Kerala Certificate English Details
Asia » India » Lucknow Foundation Certificate in Palliative Care India SWAYAM NPTEL Ministry of HRD GOI coordinated by IIT Kanpur and an initiative of IIDL NAPCAIM Certificate English Details
North America » United States of America » Pittsburgh Geriatric-Palliative Combined Fellowship United States of America University of Pittsburgh , Department of Medicine Fellowship English Details
Asia » India » Trivandrum Global Fellowship in Palliative Medicine India Pallium India’s Trivandrum Institute of Palliative Sciences (TIPS), and Queens University Fellowship English Details
Europe » Germany » Aachen Global Palliative Care Germany RWTH Aachen University Doctorate (PhD) German Details
Oceania » Australia » Ultimo Graduate Certificate in Palliative Care Australia The University of Technology Sydney Post Graduate Certificate English Details
Oceania » Australia » Adelaide Graduate Certificate in Palliative Care Australia Flinders University, College of Nursing and Health Sciences Post Graduate Certificate English Details
North America » United States of America » Seattle Graduate Certificate in Palliative Care United States of America University of Washington Certificate English Details
Oceania » Australia » Ultimo Graduate Diploma in Palliative Care Australia The University of Technology Sydney Diploma English Details
Oceania » Australia » Adelaide Graduate Diploma in Palliative Care Australia Flinders University - College of Nursing and Health Sciences Diploma English Details
Asia » Singapore » Singapore Graduate Diploma in Palliative Medicine (GDPM) Singapore Division of Graduate Medical Studies (DGMS), NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Diploma English Details
Africa » Kenya » Eldoret Higher Diploma in Clinical Medicine and Surgery in Hospice and Palliative Care Kenya MTRH College of Health Sciences/MOI Teaching and Referral Hospital Post Graduate Specialist English Details
Africa » Kenya » Nairobi Higher Diploma in Palliative Care Nursing Kenya Kenya Medical Training College Post Registered Nurse Specialist English Details
North America » United States of America » Sandusky Hospice & Palliative Care Medicine Fellowship United States of America Firelands Regional Medical Center Program (Family medicine) Fellowship English Details
North America » United States of America » Tucson Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship United States of America University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson Fellowship English Details
North America » United States of America » Pittsburgh Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship United States of America University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Medical Education Program Fellowship English Details
North America » United States of America » Boca Raton Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship United States of America Florida Atlantic University Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine Fellowship English Details
North America » United States of America » Austin Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship United States of America The University of Texas at Austin -Dell Medical School Fellowship English Details
North America » United States of America » Rochester Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program United States of America University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) Fellowship English Details
North America » United States of America » Lubbock Hospice & Palliative Medicine​ Fellowship United States of America Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Lubbock Program (Family medicine) Fellowship English Details
North America » United States of America » Naples Hospice and Palliative Care Fellowship United States of America Naples Community Hospital (NCH) Fellowship English Details
North America » United States of America » Toledo Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine (HPCM) Fellowship United States of America Mercy St Vincent Medical Center Fellowship English Details
North America » United States of America » Cleveland Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine Fellowship United States of America MetroHealth Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University (MetroHealth) Program (Internal medicine) Fellowship English Details
North America » United States of America » Phoenix Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship United States of America University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix Fellowship English Details
North America » United States of America » Little Rock Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship United States of America University of Arkansas College of Medicine -Internal Medicine Fellowship English Details
North America » United States of America » Orange Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship United States of America University of California (Irvine) Medical Center Fellowship English Details
North America » United States of America » Atlanta Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship United States of America Emory University School of Medicine Fellowship English Details
North America » United States of America » Scottsdale Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship United States of America HonorHealth Fellowship English Details
North America » United States of America » Duarte Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship United States of America City of Hope National Medical Center Fellowship English Details
North America » United States of America » New York Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship United States of America Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY Fellowship English Details
North America » United States of America » Peoria Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship United States of America University of Illinois College of Medicine Fellowship English Details
North America » United States of America » Rockford Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship United States of America University of Illinois College of Medicine Fellowship English Details
North America » United States of America » Sarasota Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship United States of America Florida State University College of Medicine/Sarasota Memorial Hospital (SMH) Fellowship English Details
North America » United States of America » Rochester Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship United States of America Rochester General Hospital Fellowship English Details
North America » United States of America » Buffalo Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship United States of America University at Buffalo School of Medicine Fellowship English Details
North America » United States of America » New York Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship United States of America Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Fellowship English Details
North America » United States of America » Akron Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship United States of America Summa Health System/NEOMED Program (Internal medicine) Fellowship English Details
North America » United States of America » Spartanburg Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship United States of America Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System Program (Family Medicine) Fellowship English Details
North America » United States of America » Columbia Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship United States of America Prisma Health/University of South Carolina SOM Columbia (Columbia) Program (Internal medicine) Fellowship English Details
North America » United States of America » Waco Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship United States of America Waco Family Medicine – Institute Fellowship English Details
North America » United States of America » San Antonio Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship United States of America University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine Fellowship English Details
North America » United States of America » Roanoke Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship United States of America Carilion Clinic-Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine Fellowship English Details
North America » United States of America » Columbia Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship (HPM) United States of America University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine Fellowship English Details
North America » United States of America » St. Louis Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program United States of America Saint Louis University Fellowship English Details
North America » United States of America » Dallas Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program United States of America University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Program (Internal medicine) Fellowship English Details
North America » United States of America » Hudson Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Training Program United States of America HCA Healthcare/USF Morsani College of Medicine GME/Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point Program Fellowship English Details
Europe » United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland » Bristol ICPCN’s e-Learning Programme United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland International Children's Palliative Care Network (ICPCN) Certificate Bengali, Czech, Dutch, English, Farsi, French, Hindi, Malay, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Vietnamese Details
North America » Canada » Toronto IPOS Multilingual Core Curriculum in Psycho-Oncology Canada International Psycho-Oncology Society (IPOS) Certificate English Details
Central America and the Caribbean » Barbados » St. Michael Key Principles of Palliative Care Barbados The University of the West Indies Certificate English Details
North America » United States of America » New York Leadership Fellowship United States of America New York University ,The Silver School of Social Work- Zelda Foster Studies Program Post Graduate Specialist English Details
North America » United States of America » Baltimore Leadership and Administration in Hospice and Palliative Care United States of America University of Maryland, Baltimore Post Graduate Certificate English Details
Asia » India » Ahmedabad MD Palliative Medicine India B J Medical College, Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute (GCRI) Post Graduate Specialist English, Hindi Details
Asia » India » Mumbai MD in Palliative Medicine India Tata Memorial Center - Department of Palliative Medicine Post MD Specialist English Details
North America » United States of America » New York MJHS Institute Palliative Care Online Continuing Education United States of America The MJHS Institute for Innovation in Palliative Care Certificate English Details
Europe » United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland » Tyne and Wear MSc Palliative Care United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Newcastle University Master's English Details
Europe » United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland » Ormskirk MSc Integrated Palliative & End of Life Care United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Edge Hill University Master's English Details
Europe » United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland » Tyne and wear MSc Oncology United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Newcastle University Master's English Details
Europe » United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland » London MSc Programme in Palliative Care United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland King's College London - The Cicely Saunders Institute Master's English Details
Europe » Spain » Fuerteventura Maestría Universitaria Internacional en Cuidados Paliativos 5a Edicion Spain Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC) Master's Spanish Details
South America » Peru » Lima Maestría en Cuidados Paliativos y Manejo del Dolor Peru Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos Master's Spanish Details
Europe » Spain » Barcelona Master de Atención Paliativa Integral a Personas con Enfermedades Avanzadas Spain Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona Master's Spanish Details
Europe » Spain » Barcelona Master in Nursing Care for the Critically Ill Spain Universidad de Barcelona, School of Nursing - Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Master's Spanish Details
Asia » Philippines » Manila Master of Arts in Nursing (Adult-Health Nursing Track) Philippines University of the Philippines-Manila Master's English Details
Oceania » Australia » Adelaide Master of Palliative Care Australia Flinders University, College of Nursing and Health Sciences Master's English Details
Oceania » Australia » Melbourne Master of Publilc Health (Ageing Strategy and Policy) Australia La Trobe University Master's English Details
Africa » Uganda » Kampala Master of Science in Palliative Care Uganda IHPCA / Makarere University Master's English Details
North America » United States of America » Aurora Master of Science in Pall​iative Care (MSPC) United States of America University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Graduate School Master's English Details
Europe » Spain » San Sebastián Medicina Paliativa en Niños y Adolescentes 7ª Edición - Online Spain Paliativos Sin Fronteras Post Graduate Certificate Spanish Details
Europe » Portugal » Lisbon Mestrado em Cuidados Paliativos Portugal Institute of Health Sciences /Catholic University of Portugal Master's English, Portuguese, Spanish Details
South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires Máster en Atención Paliativa a Personas con Enfermedades Avanzadas Argentina Universidad de Vic | Universitat Central de Catalunya y el Instituto Pallium Latinoamérica Master's Spanish Details
Europe » Spain » Barcelona Máster en Atención Psicosocial y Espiritual en Personas en Situación de Enfermedad Avanzada (Edición 10ª) Spain UVIC - University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia Master's Spanish Details
North America » United States of America » Baltimore Online Master of Science and Graduate Certificates in Palliative Care United States of America University of Maryland, Baltimore Master's English Details
North America » United States of America » San Marcos PA Certificate in Palliative and Serious Illness Care United States of America CSU Shiley Haynes Institute for Palliative Care Certificate English Details
South America » Chile » Santiago Palliative Care Fellowship Chile Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Fellowship Spanish Details
Europe » United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland » Lancaster Palliative Care PhD United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland International Observatory on End of Life Care, Lancaster University Doctorate (PhD) English Details
North America » Canada » Ottawa Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program Canada University of Ottawa, Bruyere Continuing Care, The Ottawa Hospital Fellowship English Details
North America » Canada » Toronto Palliative Medicine Clinical Fellowship Canada Division of Palliative Medicine, University of Toronto, Department of Supportive Care, UHN Fellowship English Details
South America » Brazil » São Paulo Palliative Medicine Residency Program. Brazil Clinics Hospital. Faculty of Medicine of University of Sao Paulo. Post MD Specialist Portuguese Details
Africa » South Africa » Cape Town Patch Academy South Africa Palliative Care for Children South Africa (PatchSA) Certificate English Details
North America » United States of America » Akron Pediatric Palliative Care Fellowship United States of America Akron Children's Hospital Fellowship English Details
North America » United States of America » New York Post-Master's Certificate Palliative and End-of-Life Care United States of America New York University, Silver School of Social Work Post Graduate Certificate English Details
Europe » United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland » Newcastle Upon Tyne Postgraduate Palliative Care Degree Programme. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Newcastle University Master's English Details
North America » United States of America » Baltimore Principles and Practice of Hospice and Palliative Care United States of America University of Maryland, Baltimore Post Graduate Certificate English Details
North America » United States of America » Baltimore Psychosocial/Spiritual Aspects of Hospice and Palliative Care United States of America University of Maryland, Baltimore Post Graduate Certificate English Details
North America » United States of America » New York Summer Institute. An Introduction to Palliative Care United States of America New York University Silver School of Social Work Certificate English Details
South America » Argentina » Test Test Argentina Bachelor Arabic Details
North America » Canada » Toronto The Education in Palliative Care (EPC) Course Series Canada University Health Network - de Souza Institute Certificate English Details
Africa » Uganda » Kampala Third Online Francophone Palliative Care Initiators Course Uganda Hospice Africa Uganda Certificate French Details
Asia » China » Kowloon Transitional, Supportive, and Palliative Care PhD China The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Doctorate (PhD) English Details
Europe » Spain » Málaga V Máster de Formación Permanente Interdisciplinar en Cuidados Paliativos Spain University of Málaga- Fundación Cudeca, Hospice Master's Spanish Details
Europe » Spain » Pamplona ‘Clinical Fellow’ en Medicina Paliativa Spain Clínica Universidad de Navarra (CUN) Fellowship Spanish Details

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