A fellowship program for physicians who are interested in becoming board certified in Hospice and Palliative Medicine
The Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program strives to provide exemplary multidisciplinary clinical care to seriously ill patients across the continuum of care, deliver effective educational programs and promote the well-being of providers, patients, families and communities.
The overall goals and objectives for hospice and palliative medicine fellows are to achieve significant experience in the diagnosis and ongoing management of adult and pediatric patients with multiple medical conditions across a variety of health care settings. These goals and objectives are primarily aimed at gaining experience with the daily management and provision of continuity care to patients with life-limiting illnesses through the use of multidisciplinary care teams assembled to meet the unique medical, spiritual, and emotional quality of life wishes of the patient. Fellows will be a valuable member of the patient's diverse care team which also includes social workers, chaplains, family members, and specialists from a variety of medical specialties.
The Hospice and Palliative Care Fellowship is a newly established ACGME Accredited program in 2020. The Fellowship enrolled its first two fellows julio 2021. Fellows who successfully complete the program will be board certification eligible.
Como el mayor sistema sanitario sin ánimo de lucro de Texas y uno de los mayores de Estados Unidos, Baylor Scott & White atiende a 41 condados a través de 52 hospitales, más de 1,200 puntos de acceso, más de 7,100 médicos en activo, más de 52,000 miembros del equipo y el Plan de Salud Baylor Scott & White.
Plan de estudios
Sobre el programa
The Supportive & Palliative Care team at Scott & White Medical Center supports a multidisciplinary team in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. The inpatient team consists of a consult team and a primary service, which staffs 10 swing beds that function as a Palliative & Comfort Care Unit. The average number of patients seen by the SPC consult team is about 115 per month, and consults are received from a wide variety of medical specialties caring for hospitalized patients.
Our team is integrated into the care of advanced heart failure patients being evaluated for surgical advanced heart failure therapies and we collaborate closely with all intensive care teams. Fellows will round with board-certified/board-eligible, fellowship trained palliative medicine faculty on both the primary service and consult service during their training and have opportunities to learn alongside residents and fellows rotating with the team.
The outpatient program supports a co-located clinic in the Vasicek Cancer Center and an embedded clinic within the Advanced Heart Failure clinic. On average, fellows will participate in 2 clinic sessions (1 clinic session = 4 hours) each week during their 2-week ambulatory blocks, one session in the Cancer Center and one session in the heart failure clinic. Fellows will also manage a population of home-based palliative care patients in collaboration with an attending. House calls will take place ½ day per week depending on patient needs & volumes.
The multidisciplinary team supporting both the inpatient team and clinic team include: chaplain, licensed clinical social worker, child life specialist and psychologist.
Fellows will spend 4 weeks rotating at McLane Children’s Hospital for the pediatric palliative care experience. The pediatric education is supplemented by periodic perinatal palliative care consults and continuity visits with pediatric & neonatal hospice patients.
Fellows will spend 4 weeks rotating at a long-term care facility and collaborate with faculty from the Division of Geriatrics.
Fellows will have a 2 week immersion experience with Baylor Scott & White Hospice and then spend 2 days during each outpatient block with BSWH Hospice as a longitudinal experience managing hospice patients, including home visits, and attending IDT meetings under the supervision of the hospice medical director team.
Rotaciones
Fellows have 27, two-week rotations that alternate between inpatient and outpatient experiences. Training requirements fulfill the ACGME standards as found in section IV.C of the Hospice and Palliative Common Program Requirements.
- Inpatient = 4 months
- Hospice = 10 weeks
- Geriatrics = 4 weeks
- Pediatrics = 4 weeks
- Outpatient = 9 weeks
Conferences and didactics
Fellows will have protected educational time on Tuesday and Thursday to attend the noon didactic lecture that will include lectures, journal clubs and board review sessions. Monthly workshops cover the following five domains: Communication Skills, Essentials of Practice, Quality Improvement/Research, Self-Care and Ethics.
Training locations
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in Temple, Texas is the primary clinical location for the fellowship. Other locations include: Advanced Heart Failure Clinic, Vasicek Cancer Center, Baylor Scott & White Hospice.
Baylor Scott & White Health Hospice cares for about 185 patients and their families in the Central Texas area with a service area spanning 21 counties.
Cómo aplicar
The fellowship program is not currently participating in the 2024-2025 Medical Specialties Match.
Future positions may be offered based on available funding. Contact the fellowship program coordinator for additional information.
Learn more about Baylor Scott & White's housestaff appointment eligibility, including guidelines for international medical graduates.
Profesorado y becarios
Our dedicated faculty, with diverse expertise and a passion for teaching, offers invaluable mentorship and our talented fellows bring enthusiasm and fresh perspectives to patient care. Together, they create a supportive community committed to excellence in medical education and compassionate care.
Join us in shaping the future of healthcare!
Working at Baylor Scott & White Health
Estipendio y prestaciones
Además de estipendios competitivos, ofrecemos a nuestros residentes un menú completo de beneficios para empleados. Ayudamos a compensar el coste de muchas de estas prestaciones; otras son opciones que puede elegir pagar usted mismo.
Recursos de Bienestar
Este momento de su carrera profesional puede ser extremadamente difícil. Como estudiante de posgrado en medicina de Baylor Scott & White, tiene a su disposición una gran variedad de recursos que le permitirán sacar el máximo partido a su experiencia educativa.
Life in Temple
Temple uniquely offers a combination of access to big-city conveniences while maintaining a small-town atmosphere.
Contáctanos
Tiffany Bachmann
Program Administrator
Phone: 254.724.0836
Email: Tiffany.Bachmann@BSWHealth.org
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Templo
2401 S. 31st St.
Templo, tx 76508