Our fellowship is a one-year ACGME-accredited program designed to train and mentor future leaders in Hospice and Palliative Medicine. We have two available fellowship positions each year. Our program offers diverse clinical exposure at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Brenner Children’s Hospital, Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center, Trellis Supportive Care, Hospice of the Piedmont, and Bermuda Village.
Wake Forest Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship program trains top physicians to become compassionate, clinically excellent leaders in all areas of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Under the leadership of Dr. Justin Brooten, we provide a one-year ACGME-accredited clinical fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Medicine that qualifies graduates for board certification.
The primary goal of the Wake Forest Hospice and Palliative Medicine fellowship is to provide advanced training in the specialty of Hospice and Palliative Medicine serving a diverse patient population across the continuum of acute hospital care, ambulatory care, long-term care, hospice, home care and pediatrics.
- To provide a comprehensive curriculum that will prepare fellows for careers in hospice and palliative medicine.
- To train physicians in the comprehensive interdisciplinary team-based care of patients with serious illness and their family members.
- To train palliative physicians in the practice of palliative medicine in the context of Value-Based Care models.
- To train future leaders in academic hospice and palliative medicine.
- To provide an enhanced Hospice Experience with inclusion of didactics focused on increasing skills and knowledge as a hospice medical director
- To create a climate of respect that embraces the varied experiences of our fellows, which are priorities for the program. We are committed to recruiting and training talented individuals from all backgrounds and communities.
The Atrium Health Wake Forest Bapist Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship program is one of four such programs offered at Advocate Health sites across its six-state footprint. This program, and those located at Atrium Health Care Carolinas, Atrium Health Care Navicent and Aurora Health Care support Advocate Health’s firm commitment to the vital importance of hospice and palliative medicine physicians in the continuum of care.
The four programs, though independently administered, have synergy derived from a common mission and a shared commitment to the specialty. Fellows in each program thereby benefit from professional collegiality and have numerous opportunities to interact, share experiences and learn from their counterparts in the other three programs.
Examples include such initiatives as Journal Club, which through virtual connections can assemble fellows from each location, giving them the opportunity to share learnings and exposing them to subject matter experts from across Advocate Health’s wide range of medical disciplines. Research projects, critical requirements in each of the programs are also supported through the fellows’ ability to connect with populations and data from such esteemed sites as Wake Forest University and the Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute.
Access to all four sites also increases possibilities for mentorship and connects fellows to opportunities for post-fellowship positions within Advocate Health. Today, a number of alumni of these four programs now practice hospice and palliative medicine in Advocate Health hospitals, clinics and practices.
The four programs, though independently administered, have synergy derived from a common mission and a shared commitment to the specialty. Fellows in each program thereby benefit from professional collegiality and have numerous opportunities to interact, share experiences and learn from their counterparts in the other three programs.
Examples include such initiatives as Journal Club, which through virtual connections can assemble fellows from each location, giving them the opportunity to share learnings and exposing them to subject matter experts from across Advocate Health’s wide range of medical disciplines. Research projects, critical requirements in each of the programs are also supported through the fellows’ ability to connect with populations and data from such esteemed sites as Wake Forest University and the Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute.
Access to all four sites also increases possibilities for mentorship and connects fellows to opportunities for post-fellowship positions within Advocate Health. Today, a number of alumni of these four programs now practice hospice and palliative medicine in Advocate Health hospitals, clinics and practices.
We hope you will consider applying to our program and joining our team!
Overview of Section of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
Dr. Jeff Williamson, Chief of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, provides an overview of the Section of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine. Topics include: structure of the section, culture, areas of expertise, importance of fellowship programs, opportunities of the program, and our place in the Wake Forest system.Leadership and Faculty
Our dedicated faculty is focused on providing physicians with the knowledge and skills needed to function as specialists in Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
Justin Kenneth Brooten, MD
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine (Winston-Salem)
Carl Robert Grey, MD
Associate Professor, Gerontology and Geriatrics, Internal Medicine (Winston-Salem)
Jennifer Gabbard, MD
Associate Professor, Gerontology and Geriatrics, Internal Medicine (Winston-Salem)