Fellowship Program
The UAB Palliative Medicine Program has one- or two-year fellowship positions in Palliative Medicine for board certified or board eligible physicians. Additional collaborative training experiences in combined Palliative Medicine/Geriatrics are also available.
Message from the Director
A message from the Program Director for physicians interested in exploring a career in palliative medicine.
The UAB PMF Training program received voluntary accreditation through the American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine in 2006 and formal accreditation through the American Council for Graduate Medical Education in January 2009.
Available Tracks
- Clinical – 1 year
- Academic/Clinical Educator – 2 years
- Academic/Research – 2 years
- Combined Palliative Medicine/Geriatrics – 3 years
Clinical Practice Settings
- Inpatient palliative care units
- In-hospital palliative care consultation services
- Ambulatory palliative and supportive care clinics
- Ambulatory HIV palliative medicine clinic
- Four Community based hospice programs
- Ambulatory Pain Management clinics
Faculty & Experience
Program faculty have a wide range of relevant training and experience in these areas:
- Internal medicine
- Oncology
- Psychology & Psychiatry
- Pediatrics
- Family Medicine
- Bioethics
Specific Training, Learning Objectives & Curriculum Overview
Training
Specific supervised training is incorporated into the fellowship in these areas:
- Clinical palliative medicine
- Palliative care outcomes research
- Teaching & medical education
- Symptom mechanism research
- Healthcare systems
Educational Activities and Learning Objectives
Curriculum Overview
Eligibility Requirements for Admission
There are eligibility requirements that you may want to look at before you consider an application to the program. For more information please review our requirements overview.
Eligibility Requirements Overview
Minimum Requirements for Completion of Training
During the course of fellowship training, there are a set of minimum requirements for our fellows to be considered eligible for successful completion of the training experience. Detailed information regarding these requirements can be in the minimum requirements overview.
Minimum Requirements Overview (PDF file)
Application
To obtain an application form, you may download a PDF form to print out and fill in, or use the contact information below to have a complete application package mailed to you.
Application (PDF file)
Compensation & Benefits
The Center provides a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. For more information, please review our compensation package.
Miscellaneous Fellowship Information
This section contains miscellaneous Center information and information on UAB’s Clinical Research Training Program.
Birmingham Community Information
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Birmingham and surrounding areas
Contact Us
Sandra Broeren, MD, Director
ATTN: Vicki Herring
Center for Palliative Care
CH19 219U
1530 Third Avenue South
Birmingham, AL35294-2041
Phone: 205.975.8197
Fax: 205.975.8173
greenfire@uab.edu
Palliative Medicine Education and Fellowship Committee
Sandra Broeren, MD, Director
Amos Bailey, MD
Channing Ford
Pam Fordham, DSN
Vicki Herring, Program Administrator
Heather Herrington, MD
Stephen Howell, CRNP
Kay Knowlton, PhD
Ryan R. Nash, MD