Specialized Tracks and Research Opportunities
Global Palliative Educational Collaborative (GPEC)
We are pleased to offer a specialized track in Global Palliative Care at UCLA as part of the Global Palliative Educational Collaborative (GPEC) for Hospice and Palliative Medicine fellows at UCSF, Harvard, Tulane, and UCLA. GPEC offers a curriculum that enriches fellows' Hospice and Palliative Medicine training with many of the skills, perspective, and collaborative network needed to advance equitable palliative care globally. The track consists of a core curriculum including:
- Monthly virtual didactics with lectures from both domestic and international faculty, collaborating across institutions
- One-month immersive clinical elective with partner institutions in Uganda, Chile, Trinidad and Tobago, Navajo Nation, or Malaysia, with clinical oversight from palliative care faculty at host institution.
- Longitudinal mentorship from experienced global health faculty
- Scholarly project in conjunction with research priorities of partner institutions
- Networking with a growing community of global palliative care practitioners
Selection to the track will be determined by each participating institution. Graduates of this track will have a broader understanding of differences in how palliative care is practiced in other parts of the world, delivering palliative care in settings with varying resources and policies, and incorporating a deeper sense of cultural humility into their practice of palliative care.
Neuropalliative Track
We are pleased to offer a specialized track in Neuropalliative Care, within our one year ACGME-accredited fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Medicine. This fellowship is designed for physicians who have completed or are completing a neurology residency and are seeking advanced training at the intersection of neurology and palliative medicine.
Fellows will receive comprehensive training in general hospice and palliative care, while developing expertise in the care of patients with serious neurologic illness. These include—but are not limited to—motor neuron diseases, high-grade primary brain tumors, and progressive neurodegenerative disorders.
The fellowship curriculum includes:
- A neuropalliative continuity clinic focused on longitudinal care for patients with complex neurologic conditions;
- Elective experiences tailored to the fellow’s interests within neuropalliative care, including opportunities in neuro-oncology, ALS clinics, movement disorders, and radiation-oncology;
- A scholarly project exploring a topic within the growing field of neuropalliative care, with mentorship from leaders in the field.
Graduates of this fellowship will be well-prepared to lead and innovate at the nexus of neurology and palliative medicine, improving quality of life for patients and families facing life-limiting neurologic disease.
Geriatric – Palliative Combined 2 year Fellowship
Please click on link below for more information on our combined fellowship opportunity with geriatrics:
Research Opportunities
Fellows are required to engage in a scholarly project during their fellowship year. Scholarly projects may be related to quality improvement, education development, community outreach, or research. Our faculty are interested in a variety of research areas, and fellows are paired with a mentor throughout the year to support them with their academic work.
Please click on link below for additional options for research focused programs: