Palliative Care Fellowship
Sponsors:
ABHPM and the Hospice Foundation of America
Purpose:
The Palliative Care Fellowship Program at UAB enrolled its first graduate in training
in July of 2000 and has been a leader in the education of physicians seeking advance
training in Palliative Medicine since that time. Most graduates of the program are
now practicing palliative medicine on a full time basis in Birmingham and other
parts of the country. To date the program has a 100% success rate in board certification
of its graduates through the American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (ABHPM).
Summary:
The program offers one, two, or three year experiences with a broad curriculum and
educational sites including home hospice, ambulatory Supportive and Palliative Care
clinics, HIV/AIDS treatment clinics, inpatient palliative care units at UAB and
Birmingham VA Medical Center, etc. The fellowship program received voluntary accreditation
through ABHPM in 2006 and will be welcoming new fellows in July of 2006 as well
as July of 2007. All faculty members in the palliative care section are involved
in the educational program. Adjunct faculty have also participated in the core didactic
series for the fellows as well as on-site training in Pain Management, Geriatric
Psychiatry, Neurology, and Hospice.
Description:
Currently the Center for Palliative Care and the Palliative Medicine Fellowship
Training Program is the recipient of a two year grant through National Hospice and Palliative
Care Organization for training of our
fellows. This funding has allowed two fellows to complete their training and also
pursue various research/academic projects during their training year. The grant
also funded travel and educational supplies for the fellows as well as partial funding
for the coordinator of the fellowship program. Current funding for this grant extends
through June of 2008.
Opportunities for Faculty Involvement:
Faculty interested in providing leadership for the development of geriatric educational
programs or participating in established programs are needed.
Primary Contact Person:
Rodney Tucker, M.D., Director
UAB Department of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
CH19 219P
1530 3rd Avenue South
Birmingham, Alabama 35294-2041
(tel) (205) 975-8197
(fax) (205) 975-8173
Leaders and Key Staff:
- Rodney Tucker, M.D., Fellowship Director
- Christine Ritchie, M.D.
- Amos Bailey, M.D.
- Cynthia Baker, M.D.
- Elizabeth Kvale, M.D.
- Charlotte Williams, M.D.
- Carol Griffin, M.D.
- Pam Fordham, D.S.N., CRNP
- Sandra Broeren M.D.
- Tracy Humbert M.D.
- Heather Herrington M.D.