Improving quality of life for cancer patients
When you choose a fellowship in Hospice & Palliative Medicine, you’ll be an integral part of patient care at Roswell Park, easing them through treatment, pain and symptom management that come along with the serious illness and complex care decisions. As a free-standing NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, our translational medicine model connects fellows with clinicians, researchers and specialists who understand every aspect of cancer care and science.
Fellowship highlights
- Working with the Palliative Care Consult Service in various institutions including Roswell Park, VA, ECMC
- Rotations with Roswell Park’s Supportive and Palliative Care Service, performing palliative medicine consults for inpatient cancer patients
- Working with inter-displinary teams at the Center for Hospice & Palliative Care (CHPC) Hospice Buffalo as well as Niagara Hospice including spending time with patients in the Inpatient Unit and Home Care Visits
- Visits to patients in long-term care settings to learn about delirium, polypharmacy, falls, incontinence and wound care
- Working in a clinic setting at the VA and Roswell Park, with exposure to a variety of patients with advanced disease who are treated for pain and non-pain symptoms, psychosocial and spiritual issues
- Pediatric experience, primarily in outpatient home based setting through Essential Care
- Elective time in a clinically relevant field, such as radiation oncology, geriatric medicine, interventional pain management
- A scholarly and quality improvement project, such as an academic research project, presentation of a poster/abstract at a national meeting, or publication of a case report, review article or book chapter
- Weekly Interactive Didactic Sessions that cover relevant palliative topics, case presentations and journal club
My rotations at Roswell Park during my fellowship were very educational because I learned symptom management and how to address the psychosocial needs of complex patients with advanced cancer, both in the inpatient and outpatient settings. The outpatient palliative clinic model at Roswell Park is stellar. Now, as an attending, I reflect on how valuable this experience was and use the skills I learned to treat my patients.Rachel Nathan, MD
Accreditation
The fellowship in Hospice & Palliative Medicine at Roswell Park is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
Successful completion can lead to Certification of Added Qualifications in Palliative Medicine as approved by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS).
Eligibility & how to apply
- Four positions are available
- The fellowship academic year runs from July 1 through June 30
- Applications are accepted from August through November the year prior to the fellowship start date via ERAS and we participate in the match.
- Candidates must have had their ACGME Accredited residency training in the United States.
Contact us
Program Director, Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
For more information about the Hospice & Palliative Care Fellowship at Roswell Park, connect with:
Sandra Gilliam
Training Program Administrator
Phone: 716-961-6955
Email: gilliam3@buffalo.edu