The Department of Family Medicine
Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship
The Department of Family Medicine, in conjunction with University Palliative Care and University of Tennessee Home Care and Hospice, as well as East Tennessee Children's Hospital, has established a one-year ACGME-accredited fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Medicine. The fellowship has a mission to foster the development of a diverse group of graduates who can succeed in any clinical, educational, or academic role in the scope of palliative medicine, while maintaining resilience and professional fortitude.
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Throughout the clinical training and rigorous curriculum, our palliative medicine fellows will develop expertise in assessing and managing the physical, psychological, and spiritual suffering faced by patients with life-limiting illnesses and their families. As a fellow, you will be caring for patients in a variety of care settings, including acute care at The University of Tennessee Medical Center and East Tennessee Children's Hospital, outpatient palliative care, home-based palliative care and hospice, and long-term care. Throughout each of your clinical training settings, you work side by side with highly qualified mentors and interdisciplinary teams and develop skills in both primary and consultative practice. In addition to the clinical experiences, you also participate in a comprehensive longitudinal core curriculum that offers a breadth of high-quality palliative care didactics and education, focused communication training, quality improvement, and teaching skills training.
Curriculum and Clinical Experience
- Didactics
- Inpatient Palliative Consult Service
- Inpatient Hospice
- Home Hospice
- Pediatric and Perinatal Experiences
- Long-Term Care
- Outpatient Palliative Care Clinic
- Ethics
- Electives
- Scholarly Project
Application
Applications are accepted through ERAS and interviews are by invitation only. The program participates in the NRMP Fellowship Match. Contact our program for further details.
You will need:
Personal statement outlining your reasons for pursuing a career in palliative medicine, your experiences with palliative care, and a statement of your career goals
Medical school transcripts
In-training exam scores
USMLE/COMLEX scores
Three letters of recommendation (one of which is from your Residency Program Director)
Residency Diploma
Medical School Diploma
Contact Us
Jennifer Parris-Horner
jparris@utmck.edu
Fellowship Coordinator
Department of Family Medicine
UT Graduate School of Medicine
1924 Alcoa Highway, U-67
Knoxville, TN 37920
Phone: 865-305-5055
Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship
Adam Tyson, MD
Program Director
Veera Motashaw, DO
Director of Outpatient University Palliative Care
Heather Reed-Day, MD
Assistant Professor
Erin Jackson, MD
Assistant Professor
Contact Us
The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine
The University of Tennessee Medical Center
1924 Alcoa Highway
Knoxville, TN 37920
Phone: 865-305-9290
About the UTGSM
Currently the UT Graduate School of Medicine (UTGSM) is the sponsoring institution of 11 residency programs and 15 fellowships. The program directors of these training programs share a passion for the education, training and well-being of its GME trainees. Click here to learn about each of our departments and programs. The UTGSM is located on the University of Tennessee Medical Center's campus.
