VA Interprofessional Fellowship in Palliative Care: 15 Years of Training Excellence

Ryan WellerVA Portland Health Care System, Portland, Oregon, USA; Correspondence[email protected]

Jennifer HealySouth Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas, USA;

Debbie L. HettlerDepartment of Veterans Affairs, Office of Academic Affiliations, Washington, DC, USA;

Judith L. HoweIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA;

Heather M. SmithClement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center and Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA;

M. Jillisa SteckartVA Greater Los Angeles Health Care System, Los Angeles, California, USA;

Vyjeyanthi S. PeriyakoilStanford University School of Medicine and Palo Alto VA Health Care System, Palo Alto, California, USA

show all

Abstract

Since 2002, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has provided a unique training opportunity in palliative care at six VA medical centers. The VA Interprofessional Fellowship in Palliative Care has trained chaplains, nurses, pharmacists, physicians, psychologists, and social workers to provide clinical palliative care and to develop as leaders in the profession. This article describes the program’s origin, mission, outcomes, and lessons learned.

Keywords:

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

VA Interprofessional Fellowship in Palliative Care: 15 Years of Training Excellence

Information for

Open access

Opportunities

Help and information

VA Interprofessional Fellowship in Palliative Care: 15 Years of Training Excellence

Abstract

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Related research

To cite this article:

Download citation

Information for

Open access

Opportunities

Help and information

Keep up to date

Your download is now in progress and you may close this window

Login or register to access this feature