I am thrilled to announce that yesterday afternoon, Home & Hospice Care of Rhode Island (HHCRI) and The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University signed an affiliation agreement that establishes HHCRI as the major teaching affiliate for hospice and palliative medicine for the school.
Not only will this new affiliation help educate more medical students about end-of-life care, but it also highlights the growing emergence of hospice and palliative care into mainstream medicine. It also represents the kind of innovative, visionary thinking and the spirit of collaboration that has been a mainstay in both organizations from our early beginnings.
Both HHCRI and the Warren Alpert Medical School have been leaders in health care and the Rhode Island community for decades. Now we are putting our resources together to help train future doctors and future medical professionals about the importance and best practices of hospice and palliative care. Together, we will help give them the techniques and skills needed to provide patients and their families with the comfort, dignity, and respect they deserve in their final days.
I am also happy to report that our own, Edward W. Martin, MD, MPH, who is the Chief Medical Officer for HHCRI, and a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the Alpert Medical School will oversee the clinical training of medical students and doctors at HHCRI’s Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center located in Providence. Dr. Martin has an academic appointment with Brown and was recently recognized by the Alpert Medical School with their Dean's Excellence in Teaching Award.
This is an exciting announcement for both organizations, and we look forward to sharing more about the program in the months ahead.
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