Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship
Dr. David Skillinge,
Director, Hospice and
Palliative Medicine
Fellowship Program at
St. Luke's
Goal: Evaluate and Manage Clinical Issues in End-of-Life Care
Situated in the beautiful Lehigh Valley in Eastern Pennsylvania, St. Luke's Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship is committed to recruiting outstanding primary care physicians to train in a unique and challenging interdisciplinary environment.
The overall goal of this training experience is to teach the primary care physician to evaluate and manage clinical issues in hospice and palliative medicine. The fellow's clinical activities allow for close mentoring and supervision, while providing the opportunity for a great deal of autonomy and independence. The goals of the fellowship are accomplished by providing care to a number of medical settings including inpatient consultation at an acute care hospital, inpatient hospice unit, home hospice service and an outpatient palliative medicine clinic.
Living and Working in the Lehigh Valley
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Application Process
We currently are accepting applications for two fellowship positions to begin in July, 2010. We trust that the following information will be helpful as you consider our program, and we wish you well during the application process.
Please complete the Application for the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship and return it with the requested documentation to:
Prerequisite requirements
| Board Certification |
- Candidates should be board-eligible or board-certified in a primary specialty. We maintain our academic affiliation with the Family Medicine Residency Program at St. Luke's Hospital.
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| Licensure |
- Successful candidates must have an unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of Pennsylvania when their training begins on July 1st.
- No trainee will be permitted to begin clinical training until properly licensed in Pennsylvania. The process can take as long as 6 to 9 months. Licensure is the trainee's responsibility.
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Staff Privileges
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- Each appointed trainee must obtain medical staff privileges at St. Luke's Hospital and Health Network.
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Documentation
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- Applicants with current or previous postgraduate medical training must provide documentation and verification of approved training from the program director or supervisor of the previous training.
- Graduates of foreign medical schools will need to submit documentation with English translation so that the credentials may be evaluated. Photocopies of all examination results, letter/score results and visa/citizenship papers must bear official seals and include dates and certificate numbers. If the applicant has a current visa, the status must include entry and expiration dates.
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