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Subspecialists in hospice and palliative medicine (HPM) are distinguished by their expertise in symptom control, death and dying, bereavement, and focusing on the patient as a whole. Sub-specialization requires completion of a 12-month accredited fellowship and board examination. For emergency medicine (EM) physicians, a career in HPM offers several potential benefits including career balance, improved schedule, enhanced job security, and increased job satisfaction.

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  1. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    Callie Schnitker

  2. Department of Emergency Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Care, Regions Hospital, Saint Paul, MN, USA

    Callie Schnitker

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  1. Emergency Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA

    Robert P. Olympia

  2. Emergency Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA

    Elizabeth Barrall Werley

  3. Emergency Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA

    Jeffrey S. Lubin

  4. MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, NJ, USA

    Kahyun Yoon-Flannery

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Schnitker, C. (2023). Palliative Care. In: Olympia, R.P., Werley, E.B., Lubin, J.S., Yoon-Flannery, K. (eds) An Emergency Physician’s Path. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-47873-4_19

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