Education / Graduate Medical Education / Prospective Fellows / Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program / Program Highlights Program Highlights Focus on wellness includes monthly Balint group, multiple venues for debriefing and an off-site retreat in late winter Protected time to pursue a mentored research project, and provides one-on-one mentoring from nationally recognized leaders in the field. Career planning with fellowship director and faculty Strong relationships with other disciplines within the University, and long-standing leadership and collaboration with community partners and institutions. Social events include summer picnic, happy hours, holiday party. Fellows attend the Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) in Feb-March. A monthly pediatric palliative care seminar series A mentored individualized learning plan provides varied opportunities within the curriculum to tailor the fellowship to fellow’s needs, including opportunity for comprising additional seminars, teaching opportunities, and formal courses. A weekly palliative care seminar series with outstanding faculty across the region which include core clinical topics, family meeting skills workshops, career-development, leadership, journal club, QI, research, and wellness Strong relationships with other disciplines within the University, and long-standing leadership and collaboration with community partners and institutions. We work closely with fellows to tailor the program to their needs and create a fellow-led learning experience Mentored teaching and scholarship in a unique environment featuring innovative palliative care interventions (ketamine infusion, proportionate palliative sedation, medical marijuana) Large number of cases across 6 sites (Strong Hospital, Highland Hospital, Lifetime Care, Monroe Community Hospital, Unity Hospital and Visiting Nurse Service of Rochester and Monroe County) Medical Resident Supervision Outstanding support from attending physicians. Constant performance feedback both at bedside and in debriefings Community based treatment of patients in a variety of settings Fellows will see a diverse patient population with varying socioeconomic, ethnic and racial backgrounds