About Us
The HCA Florida Healthcare JFK Hospital/University of Miami Miller School of Medicine GME Consortium Hospice and Palliative Medicine Program prepares selected physicians for board certification in hospice and palliative medicine. The consortium is comprised of four top-notch entities that include HCA/JFK Hospital, University of Miami, Trustbridge Hospice and West Palm Beach Veterans Affairs Medical Center. These institutions maintain a high level of excellence and are committed to providing high quality, educated physicians to serve the community.
Core values that the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Program embrace and embody are:
- Integrity
- Professionalism
- Compassion
- Accountability
- Cultural Safety
- Respect & Team Work
- Innovation
- Highest Quality of Care
- Groundbreaking Transformative Patient Care
- Continuous Improvement
The Hospice and Palliative Medicine Program not only values high quality, educated physicians but also at the core of the program is who we are as individuals. The program is not only dedicated to providing a strong education base related to Hospice and Palliative Medicine for the next generation of physicians but also strives to continue to provide compassionate, warm, strong community leaders and human beings. As HCA Florida Healthcare JFK Hospital (2024) states, “Above all else, we are committed to the care and improvement of human life.”
Hospice and Palliative Care is a unique specialty; it can be very complex and multidimensional. Hospice and Palliative Medicine requires a holistic approach, which is incorporated into each aspect of the program.
Program Objectives
The program embraces the following ACGME-specified objectives for the selected fellow:
Patient Care and Procedural Skills: Demonstrate compassionate, appropriate, effective care for treating health problems and promoting well-being in a palliative care setting.
Medical Knowledge: Relate empirical medical knowledge and apply it to patient care.
Practice-based Learning and Improvement: Analyze practice experience and perform practice-based improvement activities using systematic knowledge.
Interpersonal and Communication Skills: Create and sustain a therapeutic and ethically sound relationship with patients, families and other healthcare professionals.
Professionalism: Demonstrate professionalism that supersedes self-interest through care, compassion, integrity and responsiveness to the needs of patients and society.
Systems-based Practice: Practice cost-effective healthcare and resource allocation that does not compromise the quality of care; advocate for quality patient care and assist patients in dealing with system complexities.
