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 hospice and palliative medicine emphasis. Beginning in July 2021, three full time and one part time fellow are in the adult track, and one is in the pediatric track.
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
