Fellowship Program

The Nathan Adelson Hospice Fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Medicine program is now accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and sponsored by OPTI-West. The program is designed to train physicians from the fields of child neurology, family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, physical medicine and rehabilitation, neurology, radiation oncology, anesthesiology, emergency medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, radiology, or surgery.

Interested?

Those interested can apply through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS®). More information regarding this process can be found at https://www.aamc.org/. For additional questions, contact Stephanie Williams, Education and Fellowship Coordinator, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Mission Statement of Fellowship Program

Nathan Adelson Hospice will provide a Fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Medicine that strives to be a model for excellence. The program provides humanistic, holistic, evidence-based education for graduate physicians seeking additional skill, competence, and certification in Hospice and Palliative Medicine.

Purpose of the Fellowship Program

• Increase Accessibility for Patients: Improve healthcare in Southern Nevada by increasing accessibility to Hospice and Palliative Board Certified Physicians.
• Hospice and Palliative Care has emerged as a critical medical specialty. Currently, participating in a formalized clinical fellowship program is the only avenue to obtain certification in Hospice and Palliative Care.
• Palliative care is specialized medical care for people with serious illnesses. This type of care is focused on providing patients with relief from the symptoms, pain, and stress of a serious illness. Palliative care is proven to improve quality of life, decrease depression and improve family and patient satisfaction as well as being cost effective.
• Increase Number of Hospice & Palliative Care Physicians: Nathan Adelson Hospice’s Fellowship Program will increase the number of hospice and palliative care certified physicians to improve quality of healthcare for seriously ill individuals in Southern Nevada.

Clinical Training

Training Sites: The Nathan Adelson Hospice Fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Medicine will consist of 12 months of training under the auspices of Nathan Adelson Hospice and its direct affiliate programs. The Fellows will provide hospice and palliative care medicine in inpatient acute care, long-term care, homecare, ambulatory practice settings.

• Nathan Adelson Hospice
  Inpatient Unit
  Homecare
• VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System
  Palliative Care Ambulatory Clinic
• Valley Hospital Center
  Inpatient Palliative Care
• Las Ventanas Skilled Nursing Facility
  Adult Long-Term Care
• NeuroRestorative
  Pediatric Long-Term Care

Curriculum

Goals of the Fellowship Program: Fellows will be assigned an active and ongoing population of patients for whom they will design appropriate Care Plans tailored to the specific palliative needs of the individual patient. By the end of the program, fellows will demonstrate competence in the following areas:

• Professionalism
• Patient Care and Procedural Skills
• Clinical Knowledge
• Practice-based Learning and Improvement
• Interpersonal and Communication Skills
• Systems-based Approach

Teaching Approach:

• Scholarly Projects
• Rounds
• Formal Weekly Didactics
• Journal Club
• Online Training Tools
• Interdisciplinary Team Approach