https://medicine.yale.edu/md-program/news-rss/?title=Palliative%20Care%20News&orgId=109559 A selection of the latest research, academic, and other newsworthy developments at Palliative and End-of-Life Care Education en-us Copyright 2026 Yale School of Medicine Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:16:54 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/md-program/news-article/yale-department-of-internal-medicine-faculty-promotions-appointments-december-2025/ https://medicine.yale.edu/md-program/news-article/yale-department-of-internal-medicine-faculty-promotions-appointments-december-2025/ Congratulations to the following Yale Department of Internal Medicine faculty members, who were recently promoted, appointed, or reappointed. Mon, 15 Dec 2025 05:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/md-program/news-article/physician-associate-program-celebrates-class-of-2025-at-graduation-ceremony/ https://medicine.yale.edu/md-program/news-article/physician-associate-program-celebrates-class-of-2025-at-graduation-ceremony/ On Dec. 8, faculty, staff, friends, and family gathered at Yale’s Woolsey Hall to celebrate the 52nd Commencement of the Physician Associate (PA) Program. Wed, 10 Dec 2025 05:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/md-program/news-article/bridging-medicine-and-technology-yales-new-ai-distinction-pathway/ https://medicine.yale.edu/md-program/news-article/bridging-medicine-and-technology-yales-new-ai-distinction-pathway/ Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing both how medicine is practiced and how it’s taught. The AI and Innovation in Medicine Distinction Pathway at Yale School of Medicine was launched this past year for internal medicine residents interested in engaging more deeply with this evolving field. Tue, 02 Dec 2025 18:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/md-program/news-article/siegel-receives-fisher-graduate-medical-education-award/ https://medicine.yale.edu/md-program/news-article/siegel-receives-fisher-graduate-medical-education-award/ Mark Siegel, MD, professor of medicine (pulmonary) and program director of the Internal Medicine Traditional Residency Program at Yale School of Medicine (YSM), was awarded the 2025 Rosemarie L. Fisher, MD, Excellence in Graduate Medical Education Award. Mon, 01 Dec 2025 21:20:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/md-program/news-article/teaching-end-of-life-care/ https://medicine.yale.edu/md-program/news-article/teaching-end-of-life-care/ Matthew Ellman, MD, teaches budding doctors how to practice engaged end-of-life care. It can mean everything to their patients. Thu, 16 Oct 2025 18:00:00 Z https://news.yale.edu/2025/10/13/good-death-how-compassionate-care-helps-people-navigate-end-life https://news.yale.edu/2025/10/13/good-death-how-compassionate-care-helps-people-navigate-end-life Palliative and hospice care both focus on improving the quality of life of people with serious illness. In a QA, Shelli Feder discusses the future of compassionate care in the U.S. — and what it means to have a “good death.” Mon, 13 Oct 2025 04:00:00 Z https://journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/fulltext/2025/08000/teaching_what_we_have_learned_about_the_care_of.25.aspx https://journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/fulltext/2025/08000/teaching_what_we_have_learned_about_the_care_of.25.aspx Yale School of Medicine's Matthew Ellman, MD, hopes students graduate with an understanding that good doctoring includes being present at end of life. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/md-program/news-article/palliative-versus-hospice-care-understanding-the-differences/ https://medicine.yale.edu/md-program/news-article/palliative-versus-hospice-care-understanding-the-differences/ Synopsis of a Yale Cancer Answers radio show between Dmitry Kozhevnikov, DO, a palliative care and hospice care physicians and Eric P. Winer, MD, director of the Yale Cancer Center on Connecticut Public Radio in April 2025 Mon, 19 May 2025 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/ysm/news/yale-medicine-magazine/article/for-a-half-century-yales-physician-associate-program-has-evolved-with-the-times/ https://medicine.yale.edu/ysm/news/yale-medicine-magazine/article/for-a-half-century-yales-physician-associate-program-has-evolved-with-the-times/ Yale celebrates the 50th anniversary of its first graduating class of PAs in 1973. Wed, 01 Nov 2023 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/md-program/news-article/alexandria-garino-receives-paea-article-of-the-year-award/ https://medicine.yale.edu/md-program/news-article/alexandria-garino-receives-paea-article-of-the-year-award/ Alexandria Garino Receives PAEA Article of the Year award. Sat, 14 Oct 2023 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/md-program/news-article/class-of-2023-hope-for-science-medicine/ https://medicine.yale.edu/md-program/news-article/class-of-2023-hope-for-science-medicine/ Commencement Ceremony for the MD Class of 2023. Tue, 23 May 2023 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/md-program/news-article/students-sing-dance-and-follow-the-yale-brick-road-in-the-fourth-year-show/ https://medicine.yale.edu/md-program/news-article/students-sing-dance-and-follow-the-yale-brick-road-in-the-fourth-year-show/ “It’s raining meds!” Sisi Zheng (5th year MD-PhD), belted out to the tune of It’s Raining Men, joined on-stage by fellow students throwing handfuls of big, colorful, marshmallow “pills” to a highly-engaged audience in Mary S. Harkness Auditorium. This was one of many highlights of the Yale School of Medicine Class of 2023’s Fourth Year Show: Eli Yale and the Residents of the (Morning) Rounds Table. Fri, 07 Apr 2023 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/md-program/news-article/dr-elizabeth-prsic-leads-initiative-to-support-breastfeeding-house-staff/ https://medicine.yale.edu/md-program/news-article/dr-elizabeth-prsic-leads-initiative-to-support-breastfeeding-house-staff/ Elizabeth Prsic, MD, Firm Chief for Medical Oncology and Director of Adult Inpatient Palliative Care at Smilow Cancer Hospital, along with former Yale fellow Julia Foldi, MD, PhD, received a Women Faculty Forum grant to identify and reduce barriers to breast milk expression among medical trainees. Mon, 14 Nov 2022 04:00:00 Z