Customized Training for the Career You Want
Because our fellows come from a variety of specialties, we focus on individualized learning and career planning.
This includes frequent and formative feedback, ongoing faculty and peer mentorship, and dedicated curricular time.
Our dedicated interprofessional educators span four training sites: UW Health, American Family Childrens' Hospital, the William S. Middleton Memorial VA Hospital, and Agrace Hospice.
Clinical Experiences
| July/Aug/Sept/Oct | Nov/Dec/Jan/Feb | March/April/May/June |
|---|---|---|
| UW Palliative Care Inpt | UW Palliative Care Inpt | UW Palliative Care Inpt |
| Agrace Hospice* | Agrace Hospice* | Agrace Hospice* |
| UW Consults | UW Consults | UW Consults |
| Agrace Hospice* | Agrace Hospice* | Agrace Hospice* |
| UW Palliative Care Inpt | UW Palliative Care Inpt | UW Palliative Care Inpt |
| UW Consults | Elective* | Elective* |
| VA Consults | VA Consults | VA Consults |
| Subspecialty Ambulatory Palliative Care* | Peds Palliative Care | Subspecialty Ambulatory Palliative Care* |
| – | – | UW PC Capstone (IPU or consults) |
| – | – | VA Consults |
| *Continuity PC Clinic (during Agrace, Subspec and Elective rotations) | ||
Core Experiences
- Advanced communication training, including the UW-developed "Best Case/ Worst Case" tool
- Well-being and resiliency curriculum that includes narrative writing workshops
- High-yield conferences: topic conferences, case conferences, and Journal Club
- A supportive learning environment that emphasizes learning by doing: family meeting simulations, acute case simulations and PalliTALK, our regional fellow communication workshop
Scholarly Activity
Teaching
Our learners are also teachers. We developed a unique Fellows as Teachers curriculum to grow our field and train the next generation of HPM educators.
We also offer an option for a second year focused on medical education and leadership.
Educator Development
The Department of Medicine's Fellow Medical Education (FAME) Training Track trains fellows to become effective clinician-teachers and scholars.
QI and Research
All of our fellows participate in a faculty-supported QI curriculum and project, and present at the UW Health QI Symposium.
If you are interested in research, there are opportunities to partner with faculty. You can also continue your scholarly work through an optional second-year VA Advanced Fellowship in Geriatrics.
Additional Opportunities in the Department
- QI Curriculum for Fellowship. Teaches fellows how to apply quality improvement knowledge and skills directly to clinical practice—and ultimately improve patient care.