Educating the next generation of physicians in hospice and palliative care …

… so that more Americans can receive the benefits of interdisciplinary quality care when confronted with life-limiting illness and at the end of life.

Goals

• To train physicians to demonstrate competence and specialist-level expertise in palliative care. The program helps physicians develop academic, clinical, research and administrative skills that are consistent with the practice, development and improvement of palliative medicine and to rise to leadership in the field.
• To help physicians develop a broad base of knowledge and analytical skills in palliative medicine. The program emphasizes communication, care planning, symptom management, relief of suffering and mentoring decision-making, particularly as applied to patients and families challenged with life-limiting illness or at the end of life.

Participants

Martha L. Twaddle, MD

Catherine Deamant, MD

• Will spend a dynamic year training in a variety of healthcare settings, including hospital, ambulatory and community.
• Will provide care for individuals from diverse socioeconomic levels, cultural and ethnic backgrounds and geographic areas.
• Will experience the benefits of education and mentoring from other committed faculty, including the program’s director, Martha L. Twaddle, MD, chief medical officer of Midwest Palliative & Hospice CareCenter; and the program’s associate director, Catherine Deamant MD, director of palliative care at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County.
• Will be board eligible in palliative medicine at the completion of their fellowship.

Collaboration

• The Midwest Hospice and Palliative Medicine Integrated Fellowship program is a collaborative effort of Rush University Medical Center, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Rush North Shore Medical Center and Midwest Palliative & Hospice CareCenter.
• The program is accredited by the American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
• Accreditation is pending from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.