i'll join this party.
the timing is impeccable, as i've recently been devoting quite a bit of thought to pursuing palliative care via fellowship. thanks for initiating the forum. i hope it proves a useful, friendly home to share thoughts, ideas, queries, and information.
i am currently a pgy-3 in physical medicine and rehabilitation. i'm a DO, completed a fellowship in osteopathic manipulative medicine, am 1.5 years from the completion of my pm&r residency, have interests in medical ethics, manipulation, nutrition. have truly enjoyed my experience in rehab, focusing on improving the quality of patients' lives by optimizing function, a genuine holistic viewpoint, and, in the fashion of rehab medicine, embracing a multi-disciplinary, inter-disciplinary, team approach to patient care. all things handy in addressing palliative issues, i believe. pm&r is a new "sponsor" of palliative/hospice fellowships (there are 10 total, i believe) and i think it is a fantastic relationship that feels very intuitive to me.
it is also a field that i am having some difficulties finding any useful information when it comes to training sites. i know that there are many fellowships available, looks like about half of them are accredited. haven't been able to find any help in evaluating said fellowships.
i've been lurking around these boards (primarily the pm&r forum) for the last 5 years, but have not really been stimulated to post much until this forum popped up. i hope that it turns out to be a useful, informative, friendly place to help each other through the process. i certainly will contribute what i can when i'm able.