The fellowship year includes 13 four-week block rotations. Rotations include inpatient palliative care consultation, outpatient palliative care clinic, home hospice, hospice care in long-term care facilities, and an inpatient hospice unit.
Fellows also have the opportunity to personalize their training through elective rotations. Current elective options include pain management, hematology/oncology, and psychology, with flexibility to pursue additional electives based on individual interests and career goals. We value tailoring the fellowship experience to each fellow and are open to developing new elective opportunities that support their professional growth.
Facilities
UF Health Jacksonville
UF Health Jacksonville is a 695-bed private, not-for-profit medical, teaching and research facility serving Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia.
As an innovator in health care, UF Health Jacksonville provides state-of-the-art services. These include a regional pediatric trauma center, regional level III neonatal intensive care unit, developmental evaluation program and a stabilization unit for children requiring inpatient psychiatric care. This hospital is also the first in Florida and one of the few in the nation to have a state-of-the-art proton beam cancer treatment facility on its campus.
UF Health Jacksonville has become one of the finest teaching hospitals in the Southeast, due largely to the affiliation with the University of Florida Health Science Center Jacksonville. This affiliation has served to further develop the UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville medical residency programs offered on the Jacksonville campus. In addition, as the area’s safety net hospital, it offers our trainees the chance to work with patients from varied socio-economic groups, thus exposing them not only to greater diversity, but also help them understand the impact social determinants of health have on healthcare delivery.
UF Health Jacksonville’s greatest achievement is the successful integration of patient care, education and research with the medical services of the UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville. With about 3,400 employees to service the health needs of the region, UF Health Jacksonville meets its commitment to excellence in medical education and quality medical care.
Community Hospice and Palliative Care of Northeast Florida
Community Hospice and Palliative Care of Northeast Florida (CHNE) is a not-for-profit hospice serving over 1300 patients on a daily basis within the five county region of northeast Florida. CHNE is a leader in providing hospice care to both pediatric and adult patients. CHNE has five free standing hospice units in the community, contracts with local hospitals and long-term care facilities for hospice beds, home-based teams and bereavement services.
Research
Every spring, a Research Day is held on campus, with residents and fellows from all disciplines presenting their work. Well-designed studies conducted in collaboration with the faculty have resulted in residents and fellows presenting their research at regional, national and international meetings.