Palliative Care Residency: Enhanced Skills Program – Certificate of Added Competence

The philosophy of the enhanced skills palliative care program is to provide the resident with a broad and inclusive experience in gaining skills and expertise in a palliative approach to care and an opportunity to work on their research, academic and leadership skills. The program will include experience in a number of palliative care settings – hospital, hospice, home, out patient clinics, etc. It will include both radiation oncology and medical oncology blocks and some focused palliative care elective time. Each block has unique features that give the resident exposure to patients with a wide variety of palliative care needs. This program is accredited by the College of Family Physicians (CFPC) and will be offered to residents nationally.

Program:
The resident will have varied exposure to management of pain and other symptoms, psychosocial care of patients and their families and interprofessional teamwork.

Sample 6 Month Schedule:

Block 1	Block 2	Block 3	Block 4	Block 5	Block 6
Core PALL   St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hospital	Radiation Oncology   Juravinski Cancer Centre	Elective	Out Pt PALL   Juravinski Cancer Centre	Community PALL   Greater Hamilton	Core PALL   Juravinski Hospital

Please note: these are sample schedules. Centers as well as rotation type will vary.

Time available: One 12-month position
For admission dates and to apply click here

Anne Boyle BScN, MD,  FCFP, CAC (PC)| Associate Clinical Professor | Postgraduate Enhanced Skills Education Lead

Program contact: fmpgy3@mcmaster.ca

Palliative Medicine Residency: Royal College

Palliative Medicine Residency Program at McMaster

Mino Mitri M.D., C.M., M.Ed., FRCPC | Assistant Professor | Palliative Medicine Residency Royal College Program Director

• Program Coordinator/Program Administrator Divya Bhardwaj (pallmed@mcmcaster.ca)