Palliative Care Elective Rotation Information

Palliative Care Elective Rotation Instructions

Welcome to your two-week Palliative Care  elective  rotation. Below you will find important details to help you prepare and make the most of your experience with our team.

Attendance & Scheduling

  • Team Rounds
    • Start daily at 8:30 AM via Zoom.
    • Please plan to join every day, from any
    • On your first day, arrive at the Mason F. Lord Building, Center Tower, Suite #2300 by 8:00 am (To be settled in time for rounds)
    • Workspace available: GIM Small Collaborative Workspace.
    • Note: No patient visits are required before rounds on the first day.
  • Time Away Requests
    • Inform us of any required clinic time or dates/times you will be away from the
    • Any requests outside of program requirements must be approved by both:
      • Dr. Aparna Desai, Site Director, JHBMC Palliative Clerkship and Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship
      • Your Program Director
  • Noon Conference
    • You are excused from attending unless there are no scheduled palliative care clinical or didactic

Orientation & Learning Opportunities

  • First Day Orientation
    • Following rounds, you will meet with Dr. Desai. This meeting will cover rotation goals and orientation.

Objectives

By end of your rotation, our goals for you are:

  • Understand and be able to explain to patients the basics of hospice and palliative care
  • To learn and apply a narrative communication model for family meetings
  • To gain familiarity with advanced symptom management
  • To understand the roles of the interdisciplinary team members and how they work collaboratively and effectively together

If you have additional learning goals for this rotation, please list up to 3 (email them to Christy Swain before your first day):

Educational Sessions

Preparation

  • Rotation Documents
    • Please review all emailed rotation documents before your start date.
    • Keep them available for reference throughout the rotation.

Contact Information

  • Cellphone Number
    • Please provide your cellphone number for communication during the elective.

Questions or Accommodations

  • For any concerns, special accommodations, or general inquiries, contact our Program Specialist, Christy Swain.

We look forward to welcoming you to the Palliative Care team and supporting your learning experience.

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