Fellowship Education
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To learn more about our inpatient palliative care services, call 424-259-8160. For general questions about palliative care or scheduling outpatient or home services, call 424-259-7009.
Core Clinical Rotations
| Time | Rotation | Clinical Sites |
|---|---|---|
| 6 months | Inpatient palliative care consults | West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center UCLA Ronald Reagan Hospital UCLA Santa Monica Hospital |
| 1.5 months | VA hospice (Inpatient/Long Term Care) | Sepulveda VA Inpatient Hospice (HUGS) West Los Angeles VA |
| 1.5 months | Home hospice | Roze Room Hospice Trinity Care Hospice TrinityKids VITAS Hospice |
| 1 month | Vacation | |
| 8 weeks | Elective (can include 4 weeks of research time) | |
| 2 weeks | Pediatric Palliative Care | UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital |
| 2 weeks | Orientation |
Diverse Clinical Experiences
Our three hospital system exposes fellows to a diverse patient population within different clinical environments. There is also the opportunity to participate in palliative care rotations at other safety net hospitals within Los Angeles, including Olive View-UCLA Medical Center and Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.
In addition to three core clinical inpatient sites for Palliative Care Service rotations, all fellows participate in a weekly interdisciplinary clinic at the West Los Angeles VA or at UCLA Santa Monica. Additional unique outpatient clinical experiences are available during the outpatient elective block, which can include embedded neuro-palliative clinics, exposure to scrambler therapy, as well as palliative psychiatry, cardiology, and oncology subspecialty clinics.
Didactic Series
Our program teaches fellows key topics in hospice and palliative care through a weekly formal didactic series that includes lectures, workshops, case reviews, and board review sessions. Presenters include interdisciplinary faculty and staff from within the UCLA and VA health systems, as well as guest lecturers from local and national institutions. Faculty members have expertise in Palliative Care, Hospice Care, Geriatrics, Cardiology, Hematology and Oncology, Neurology, Radiation Oncology, Interventional Pain, Ethics, Psychiatry, Pediatrics, and more.
Fellow Process Group
Fellows meet in a weekly reflection group, facilitated by our palliative care chaplain. This group not only fosters an environment of inclusion, but also promotes wellness and resiliency throughout the year.
Journal Club
Fellows and faculty members are asked to critically review and discuss seminal historical and current articles relevant to Hospice and Palliative Care.
Research Opportunities
Fellows are required to engage in a scholarly project during their fellowship year. Scholarly projects may be related to quality improvement, education development, community outreach, or research. Our faculty are interested in a variety of research areas, and fellows are paired with a mentor throughout the year to support them with their academic work.
We also offer additional options for training:
- 2-year Advanced Fellowships in Research and/or Quality Improvement
- 2-year Geriatric and Palliative Medicine Fellowship
- Advanced degrees in collaboration with the UCLA STAR Program
Conferences
We encourage all our fellows to attend the AAHPM Annual Assembly. Fellows are excused from clinical duties to be able to attend this event.
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