Our curriculum provides education on the major topics in hospice and palliative care through weekly didactics, which include lectures, case presentations, journal club, and board review. Our didactics are inter-professional learning experiences including social work, spiritual care, nursing, and learners.

Curriculum Highlights

  • Weekly didactics
  • American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) Essential Practices Series
  • Monthly supportive care tumor board
  • Communication skills workshop
  • Weekly ethics case conference
  • Monthly journal club
  • Palliative medicine case review
  • Reflective sessions with physician vitality
  • Remembrance ceremony

Program Curriculum

Time Rotation Clinical Sites
6 months Inpatient Palliative Care Consults LLUMC
LLUCH
Jerry L. Pettis VA
1 month PEDS Inpatient Palliative Care Consults LLUCH
2.5 months Hospice CALSTRO Hospice
Jerry L. Pettis VA
1 month Long Term Care Grand Terrace Healthcare Center
1.5 months Elective / Research (2–4 week blocks) Various sites depending on elective
Longitudinal Outpatient Clinics LLUMC Cancer Center
Pediatric Home Vent Clinic
Family Medicine Palliative Care Clinic