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 and pediatric palliative medicine in community and academic settings with well-established interdisciplinary palliative care teams.
The curriculum allows fellows to pursue an adult or pediatric palliative medicine emphasis.
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
- Fairview Home Care and Hospice
- 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
Shannon Gallagher, DO
Medical School: Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Pediatric Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Jayme Hoch, DO
Medical School: Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic Health System, Eau Claire, WI
Anne-Marie Mischel, MD
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School
Residency: Family Medicine, United Hospital, St. Paul, MN
Anne Pereira, MD, MPH
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School
Residency: Internal Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center
Alexa Robbins, MD
Medical School: Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
Residency: Surgical Medicine, University of Minnesota
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