HPM Fellowship at YNHH

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• 00:00Hi, everyone.
• 00:01Welcome to Yale Hospice and Palliative
• 00:04Medicine Fellowship program.
• 00:06I'm doctor Alex Choi,
• 00:07one of our program faculty,
• 00:09and I'll be your guide today.
• 00:11We're excited to meet you,
• 00:12and we hope this video will give you
• 00:14a sense of our fellowship experience.
• 00:16Let's start with a day in the
• 00:18life of a palliative care fellow
• 00:19on our inpatient consult service.
• 00:24Our fellows begin their day in
• 00:25the fellows workroom, which they
• 00:27share with the heme-onc fellows.
• 00:29Here they review charts and
• 00:30prepare for the day. It's important
• 00:32to have a dedicated space to focus.
• 00:36Then we have our daily interdisciplinary
• 00:38morning huddle to run the list
• 00:40and distribute consults. And yes,
• 00:42we're always this happy at work.
• 00:48After the morning Huddle,
• 00:49fellows are welcome to stop by our
• 00:51Palliative Care office where they
• 00:53can grab a bottle of water and
• 00:54hang out with the attendings and
• 00:56APP's before seeing patients. Hi, Christina.
• 01:01Our inpatient consults come
• 01:02from all areas of the hospital.
• 01:04Let's stop here at the fountain on
• 01:05the 1st floor where we can see the
• 01:08four pavilions of the hospital.
• 01:09W Pavilion has the CT,
• 01:11ICU and transplant unit.
• 01:13It also houses Pediatrics.
• 01:15S Pavilion has the ED and the neurology,
• 01:18cardiology and surgical units.
• 01:21E Pavilion is home to the Med surg
• 01:23beds and N pavilion houses the
• 01:26medical ICU and several oncology units
• 01:28including separate floors for hematology.
• 01:30Oncology and GYN-ONC.
• 01:32After seeing patients, fellows round
• 01:34with their attendings where learning
• 01:36is always the priority and of course
• 01:38we want Fellows to feel supported.
• 01:41It's time for lunch.
• 01:43The cafeteria is fine,
• 01:44but you can't miss out on the food
• 01:46carts in front of the medical school.
• 01:48There's halal, arepas,
• 01:50padmi bibimbap, salads and
• 01:53lots more to choose from.
• 01:57In the afternoon, fellows continue bedside
• 01:59rounds unless they are scheduled for their
• 02:02weekly half day clinic session. Here's
• 02:04a look at our palliative care clinic on the
• 02:064th floor of North Pavilion.
• 02:09Fellows are assigned to a different
• 02:10attending for each half of the year.
• 02:19Wow, this guy seems really friendly.
• 02:23And that's it for the day.
• 02:24Wait, is that sunlight?
• 02:28During your time at Yale,
• 02:29you'll appreciate the many unique things
• 02:32that are available at our institution.
• 02:34One example is the oncology
• 02:35extended care clinic or ECC,
• 02:38a dedicated space within the hospital
• 02:40that allows our oncology patients to
• 02:43bypass the ED and receive urgent care.
• 02:46During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic,
• 02:49this space was converted to the
• 02:50supportive care unit where our
• 02:52palliative care team took care of
• 02:54patients who were comfort measures only.
• 02:57On the 7th floor is
• 02:58the Healing Garden, another unique place
• 03:00available to patients, families and staff.
• 03:07Though our fellows spend a large part
• 03:08of the year at Yale New Haven Hospital,
• 03:10they also have a diverse exposure to several
• 03:13Hospice and Palliative care settings.
• 03:15They spend three weeks with the palliative
• 03:17care team at the West Haven VA and
• 03:20four weeks at Connecticut Hospice,
• 03:21the first Hospice in the US.
• 03:24Fellows also rotate through
• 03:25Middlesex Hospice for four weeks,
• 03:27and later in the year they spent two
• 03:30weeks learning about the role of Hospice
• 03:32medical director with Doctor Shaban,
• 03:33a Regional Medical director for VITAS.
• 03:36Fellows also spend 4 weeks with the
• 03:38Sunflower palliative care team at
• 03:40Connecticut Children's Hospital.
• 03:46Outside of work,
• 03:46there are plenty of fun things to do.
• 03:48New Haven is centrally located
• 03:50between Boston and New York City,
• 03:52making it convenient to access
• 03:54either of them on the weekends.
• 03:55But you don't have to go that far.
• 03:58Art museums.
• 03:59Parks, beaches, and of course,
• 04:02the famous Connecticut Apizz.
• 04:05New Haven has a diverse culinary
• 04:07scene with a variety of authentic
• 04:09cuisines from around the world.
• 04:21The Yale University Campus is also
• 04:23located a few blocks from the hospital.
• 04:26New Haven is fun to explore at night
• 04:28too, with options for restaurants,
• 04:30bars, music and theater venues.
• 04:33We thank the various organizations
• 04:35who are dedicated to enriching
• 04:37the culture of downtown New Haven.
• 04:38For those who are looking
• 04:39to get out of the city,
• 04:41the Connecticut shoreline is home to
• 04:43beautiful views and tasty lobster rolls.
• 04:45Families also do day trips to
• 04:46the beautiful little towns in the
• 04:48northwest corner of the state.
• 04:52Thanks for joining me on this virtual tour.
• 04:54We hope we were able to showcase what
• 04:56makes the Yale Palliative Care program so
• 04:58special and what life in the New Haven
• 05:00area would be like for you and your family.
• 05:03We wish you the best of luck in the match.