Division of General, Geriatric & Palliative Medicine
The UVA Division of General, Geriatric & Palliative Medicine is committed to excellence in patient care that improves the health of adults throughout their lifespan. The division comprises over 70 faculty members and four clinical service sections, including thriving Primary Care practices. Geriatrics faculty provide outpatient, long-term, and home-based care. Palliative Care faculty provide end-of-life care and education at UVA Hospital and the Emily Couric Clinical Cancer Center.
The division offers Fellowship Programs in Geriatric Medicine and Hospice & Palliative Medicine. It has been instrumental in developing continuing education programs at UVA designed to advance wellness, facilitate cultural change, and promote quality and safety in patient care.
Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship
The Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program provides a rich, one-year clinical and research experience. In all settings, care will be provided for patients across the continuum of serious illness from diagnosis, through treatment, during remission or cure, and at the end of life.
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UVA Health’s Dr. Laurie Archbald-Pannone offers encouraging advice to medical students as they consider where to complete their residencies.Learn More“What’s the best program for me?” is the over-riding question, but the answers are not always easy. That’s in part because so many factors come into play — program fit, class standing, cost of living, a feeling of ease and comfort with residents already in the program, and proximity to family and friends. One thing experts agreed on: Do not make your choices in a rush or in a panic.
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Dr. Dacre Knight and Dr. Ina Stephens discussed the new UVA Health Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Hypermobility Disorders Center on the Bendy Bodies podcast.
In this episode of Bendy Bodies, Dr. Linda Bluestein is joined by Dr. Ina Stephens and Dr. Dacre Knight to share the story behind the newly launched University of Virginia Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Center, how it came to be, why it was urgently needed, and what makes it fundamentally different from traditional models of care.