Med-Peds Palliative Care
I'm a Med Peds resident and I'm considering a fellowship in palliative care. To those who have gone on to fellowship- how much pediatric exposure does your program provide? Is anyone in a combined...
View ArticleCareer Prospects after Fellowship
I was hoping any fellows, or post HPM fellowship Doctors, could comment on the career paths taken after doing a HPM fellowship. Is it typical for Doctors to be varied in Hospice and Palliative Care, or...
View ArticleCompetitiveness of Palli?
How competitive is it in applying for HPM fellowships? I'm a DO, PGY1 in an academic MD FM program. Are there spots that go unfilled anywhere, whether it be at somewhere like Hopkins, UCLA versus a...
View Articlenegotiating salary
I'm looking for some help to guide an upcoming meeting where I will be discussing salary for HPM position. Some background: I'm a 3 yr full-time emergency physician at a growing community regional...
View ArticleIs the elimination of pain at the end of life always possible?
I've been having an interesting debate regarding physician assisted death and as part of this debate the question of end of life conditions for terminal patients has come up. A long time heathcare...
View ArticlePalliative fellowship 2015-2016
Anyone else applying to palliative this year? I'm trying to get a feel for how competitive it will be. As its the first year in the match, there is no prior data to go by... How do you think the...
View ArticleFinding Volunteer Opportunities in NJ
I would like to volunteer at a hospice somewhere in Northern NJ, but I'll be a full-time student so I'm restricted to a few hours per week. Some of the volunteer opportunities I found in NYC require...
View ArticleHybrid practice?
Approaching my last year of residency and debating whether to apply for HPM now vs. wait. I've done several rotations in palliative medicine, enjoy it greatly and envision myself practicing it at some...
View ArticleLetters of recommendation
Greetings all, I am applying to HPM fellowships this coming fall, but I am several years removed from my initial training. After initially graduating from IM residency, I pursued Pain Management...
View ArticleCareer & Salary in HPM
Hey guys, Ive been looking at various job offers online and I was wondering if anyone has any input into salary ranges? Ive seen mostly in the 200-215k range for non academic, and even a hospice only...
View ArticleFast Facts and Concepts
Hi all, I am one of the creators of the iOS and Android app versions of Palliative Care Fast Facts and Concepts. Fast Facts is a great and ever expanding set of quick, peer reviewed summaries about...
View ArticleHospice and palliative medicine 2017-2018
so I am not sure what happened to the initial thread, but I will restart it. If we can list places that have so far given out IVs, I think that would be helpful. From what I remember on the previous...
View ArticleM3 elective
Hello, I'm a third-year student about to begin a palliative elective. Any advice?
View ArticleFentanyl patch
Hi, This must be the appropriate forum for asking fentanyl Q. What is the appropriate time to expect that a patch would start working? 12-16 hrs reasonable?
View Articlebook/reference
Hi all, Long-time lurker since pre-MCAT days. Wow, time flies. Anyways, currently in an IM program with strong interest towards HPM fellowship. In fact, I begin an elective tomorrow. I was just curious...
View ArticleLoR advice
Would appreciate opinions on letters of recommendation. I am 7 years out of training. I have 4 letters in the process of upload: 1. residency program director 2. colleague on ethics committee, with...
View ArticleHPM Interviews for 2018-2019
Hi everyone, Please add to the list of places extending interview invitations: Duke Emory NIH UCSD UNC-CH Vanderbilt Washington Hospital (Georgetown) ...has anyone heard from MUSC or Spartanburg Regional?
View ArticleHPM Fellowship after completing subspecialty fellowship
Was wondering if there is anyone out there who has pursued a HPM fellowship after completing another subspecialty fellowship? If so, what was their completed subspecialty? Are you now practicing in an...
View ArticleHospice/ Palliative fellowship post match opening
I know this a a long shot. Anyone aware of openings or unfilled position for Palliative care at UCSF/ Stanford or Fresno ?
View ArticleWhat do you use to study for boards?
What do palliative care fellows use to study for boards? On amazon I see some sample test kindle books for sale, but not many books for study. Is there something that fellows commonly use to study for...
View ArticleSlightly interested in palliative care, unsure about salary/loan repayment
Hello SDN, I am going into FM and I have had an interest in palliative medicine. I saw someone posted that they were only getting salary offers of 180k, which to me is quite low considering I have to...
View ArticleHPM fellowship and hospitalist?
I plan on applying to HPM fellowship next year and eventually doing both hospitalist and inpatient palliative care. Should I state this in my personal statement? I don’t want it to seem like I’m not...
View ArticleA fellow's life
Hey all, I'm just entering my final year of residency. I'm very interested in H&PCM and am trying to decide whether to to apply this cycle. I'm pretty burned out from working resident-hours (though...
View ArticleBook recommendations
Hello everyone- I recently started working for a palliative medicine team ( 1 month ago). I am an APP with experience in critical care and most recently inpatient cardiology. I am looking for a book or...
View ArticleHospice and Palliative Care Fellowship Interview Invite 2018-2019
Thought I'd start the thread and hope more people join in! OSU, UM are reviewing apps.
View ArticleScramble 2019/20
I was unable to find a thread on this and I thought others could be interested in how fellowship scramble works. I couldn't apply for the main match on time and I'm planning to scramble. I think large...
View ArticlePalliative sedation?
As a nursing student, during one of our rotations I noticed that a lot of stage 4 cancer patients/ terminally ill patients were sedated with anesthetics such as midazolam or propofol and they referred...
View ArticlePalliative care could cut healthcare costs by over $100 billion
Palliative care could reduce societal health care costs by $103 billion within the next 20 years, the nonprofit economic research group Florida TaxWatch said in a report. The group recommended that...
View Articlepalliative care lifestyle/salaries
Hi Palli folks! I am a midcareer EM doc trying to figure out the back half of my career. Wondering what your day is like in palliative care, what the job market is like in NYC, and would love to hear...
View ArticleUniversity vs Community programs
Any thoughts on how this juxtaposition compares at the HPM fellowship level? I went to a hyper-academic medical school and then switched it up with residency at a traditional community program. Curious...
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EM to Palliative.
Hey everyone, What is the difficulty of matching to a palliative fellowship straight out of an EM residency? This would not be for a peds hospital. I know most of these are through IM/FM departments....
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HPM Application and Interview Invite Thread : 2019-2020
Hello future palliative docs! Only a couple months until the ERAS process starts. It's going to be a great cycle! In line with convention, this thread is a good place to combine application and...
View ArticleScrubs in palliative care while on call
What are your thoughts on wearing scrubs while working the weekend? I know it seems like a silly question, but I'm inclined to think that its better to avoid dressing down just because you are working...
View ArticleSalary Negotiation/Regional Variances/Vacation
Hello All, As fellowship is only one year, I have already begun to look for full time positions. I am wondering if there is anyone here who would be able to provide me with some information that they...
View ArticlePedi Palli?
Would it be possible to do Child Psych --> Peds Palliative? I am assuming the answer is no but I was curious about whether there is any possible way to make this happen without triple boarding. Thanks!
View ArticleFellowship electives
Hi folks, Does anyone have good recommendations for favorite electives during fellowship? My program has slots for three 2-week rotations -- it is a large tertiary center with a lot of services (i.e....
View ArticleTextbook, book for palliative care?
Hi all, Will be doing palliative care fellowship next year. I wanted to see if anyone had recommendations for a go-to palliative care textbook or book. Is there a "definitive" textbook out there? Would...
View ArticleBest residency for palliative care fellowship
Hello all, I was wondering what the opinion is on the best residency for someone who is considering a palliative care fellowship? I am a third year medical student currently. Psych seems to be the best...
View ArticleNeed Houston Preceptorship Site
Does anyone know of any hospital in Houston that would allow a physician that is already board certified in another field (that is eligible for HPM fellowship) do a preceptorship/clerkship a few times...
View ArticleUnfilled Spots for 2020??
Hi, Emergency medicine trained and was planning on applying next cycle (2021). Just wondering where I could find a list of unfilled positions from this cycle as I’d consider taking a position if there...
View ArticlePalliative Care Fellowship "Rankings"
I know there is official ranking system for fellowship programs, but as someone interested in HPM fellowship I did want to get a sense of what some top-tier vs mid-tier vs lower tier programs were...
View Articlechances at a top program
Hi all, I will be an HPM applicant this year--super excited as I believe I have found the field I love. Please let me know my chances of getting into a top university program: About me: Osteopathic med...
View ArticleEM Resident : Palliative Medicine and You
Fellowship has so far proven to be the most enjoyable experience of my medical career. Granted it is still early in the year, learning the subspecialty day-by-day has been IMMENSELY rewarding. The...
View ArticleProposed CMS Physician Fee Schedule 2021
"Proposed Medicare Fee Schedule Includes Features Favorable to Palliative Care: CMS increases value for certain Evaluation & Management codes, and adds allowable codes for telehealth. On Monday,...
View ArticleHPM Application & Interview Invite Thread 2020-2021
Hi everyone! I wanted to start this thread up for this year's interview cycle for HPM. Just submitted on ERAS. Best of luck to everyone applying!!
View ArticleWhat is your schedule like?
How many patients do you see a day? How much time do you get to spend with each patient? How long are your days? What is your practice setting? Why did you choose this specialty? What is your call...
View ArticleUniversity of Nevada Reno - Withdrawn from Match?
Any other applicants notice that UN Reno status is "withdrawn" on the NRMP match website? I imagine it must be related to budget cuts. They had already had to reduce their number of seats based on...
View ArticleCedars sinai vs ucla vs dartmouth vs cook county rank order input
Hey everyone. Just hoping to get some possible input/guidance regarding the following programs I am trying to sort through for my rank list. Ucla vs cedars sinai is my primary dilemma. Also curious if...
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