Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship
Hospice and palliative medicine fellows see palliative care in a variety of settings and gain expertise in:
- Symptom relief
- Pain management
- Communication
- Decisional support for patients and families suffering from serious and advanced illnesses
Training
Training includes broad-based exposure to both adult palliative medicine in community and academic settings with well-established interdisciplinary palliative care teams.
The fellowship is a one-year program accredited by the ACGME and boasts a 100% board pass rate.
Rotation sites
The fellowship's major sponsors (rotation sites) include:
- University of Minnesota Family Medicine and Community Health
- University of Minnesota Medical Center
- Minneapolis VA Health Care System
- Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
- Hennepin Healthcare
- Regions Hospital
- HealthPartners Hospice
Where We Practice
Continuity clinics
Hospice
Inpatient consult service
Palliative Care Unit
Pediatric neuropalliative care
Pediatric palliative care
Fellows
Kurt Hessen, MD
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School
Residency: Emergency Medicine at the University of Michigan
Josh Natbony, MD
Medical School: Donald and Barbara Sucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Residency: Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins Hospital
Jason Parvis, DO
Medical School: Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Emergency Medicine at Western Michigan University
Thomas Soukup, DO
Medical School: Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Emergency Medicine at State University of New York, Buffalo
Jonathan Weiner, MD
Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Residency: Internal Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital
Contact
Mailing address:
420 Delaware Street SE, MMC 381
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Annette Nijjar, MD
bloes001@umn.edu
Office address:
B44 Mayo Memorial Building
420 Delaware St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Harriet Sands
612-624-6998
hdsands@umn.edu
Office address:
6-240 Phillips-Wangensteen Building
516 Delaware St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
The UMN Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellow Experience
