Altoona, Pennsylvania, Hospice and Palliative Care Faculty Physician Opening
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Last updated: 3/12/25
Altoona, Pennsylvania, Hospice and Palliative Care Faculty Physician Opening
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Seeking an ABFM or AOBFP certified family medicine or internal medicine physician with board eligibility or board certification in Hospice and Palliative Medicine to join our team as a faculty attending physician
Experience in academic medicine preferred but not required
We are single trainee fellowship program affiliated with Altoona Family Physicians, which is a well-established 8-8-8 rurally oriented, full spectrum, university-affiliated program located in Central Pennsylvania
We also have an associated transitional year residency
Our palliative team provides consultation and management services in the inpatient setting, in our outpatient palliative clinic, and at 3 local nursing homes
Our team is made up of 4 physicians, 4 Advanced Practice Providers, a fellow, a licensed social worker, a pharmacist, and a medical assistant/secretary
We also have a dedicated program director and coordinator who help oversee the fellowship. Additionally, two of our physicians are certified hospice medical directors who oversee two separate hospice agencies
Our fellowship program has a strong history of successful completion, boasting 100% board exam pass rate. This is in part due to our excellent hands-on training which includes active management of a wide variety of diagnoses and acuity, along with an assortment of well formulated didactics. Also, given that we are the only fellowship at our hospital, the fellow has the opportunity to learn from a variety of subspecialists
Additionally, we are closely integrated with the family medicine residency providing oversight of residents on their geriatric rotations, occasionally precepting residents in the family medicine office, and providing coverage to the inpatient medicine service while still seeing our own family medicine patients in the family medicine office
Exemplifies the core values of quality and safety, dignity and respect, caring and listening, responsibility and integrity, and excellence and innovation
Possesses vision and enthusiasm for continued excellence in training hospice and palliative medicine physicians
Equal opportunity employer
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Organization Information:
Sign-On Bonus
Family Health, Dental, Vision, Life, & Disability Insurance
Paid Relocation Expenses
Employer Matched Retirement Benefits
Occurrence Based Malpractice Insurance
Generous CME allowance and PTO
Lifestyle Information:
Altoona is a small city surrounded by mountains in central Pennsylvania, yet only a 2 - 5 hour drive from 5 major metropolitan areas. The region offers a friendly and uncomplicated way of life filled with cultural and recreational opportunities, where children can grow up in a safe and enriching community. Choose from a number of excellent public and private school options, as well as several colleges and universities in the region. Hiking, biking, paddling, fishing, and skiing are popular at nearby state parks, resorts and trails within an hour's drive. Big10 sports and national touring performances are the highlight of neighboring community of State College, home to Penn State University's University Park campus
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