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Linda
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In response to the growing need for well-trained clinician-educators in palliative care and for establishing standards of clinical excellence in this field, the Palliative Care Service established a one year fellowship program in 1998. In 2000 it became a 1-2 year fellowship program supported by the National Cancer Institute, and eventually became a joint program with the Dana Farber Cancer Institute / Brigham and Women's Hospital fellowship program, which has trained well over two dozen palliative care physicians. In 2007, this joint program became the Harvard Palliative Medicine Fellowship, devoted to training leaders in academic Palliative Medicine. This one-year program for eight Fellows now offers a diverse clinical experience through rotations at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI), the Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), The Children’s Hospital (TCH), and Partners Hospice. The program is fully accredited by the American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and is preparing for ACGME accreditation. For a list of previous fellows and their positions after completing the MGH fellowship, click here. In addition to the fellowship rotations, the Service offers nursing student preceptorships, and social service student internships. Our weekly Grand Rounds presentations run from September through June. Dr. King was the first MGH Palliative Care Fellow. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Medical Director of UPMC Hospice Section of Palliative Care and Medical Ethics in the Department of Medicine,University of Pittsburgh. |
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