The University of Washington is now offering a Graduate Certificate in Palliative Care. This innovative, post-graduate interprofessional curriculum is designed for working healthcare professionals and is one of the few programs nationally where all professions learn together to provide team based, patient and family centered care. Past participants include individuals from nursing, medicine, social work, spiritual care, patient advocacy and administration and range in experience from those just finishing training, to those with decades of work experience.
Jointly offered through the UW Schools of Medicine and Nursing, the certificate is ideal for professionals who want specialty training to join a palliative care team, become a palliative care champion within their specialty, be change agents for their organization, or purely want to improve their individual skill set.
During this 9-month graduate certificate, our world-renowned faculty use weekly interactive distance learning, peer and faculty mentoring and quarterly in-person workshops to help participants develop their expertise in three key areas of palliative care practice: person-centered communication, interprofessional team training, and program development/system integration. In addition, the certificate course includes VitalTalk® training, which is a highly regarded national model for simulation training in serious illness communication.
CORE FACULTY
Ardith Doorenbos PhD, RN, FAAN
Caroline Hurd MD
Helene Starks PhD, MPH
EXPERT FACULTY
Anthony Back, MD
Heather Coats, PhD, ARNP
J. Randall Curtis, MD, MPH
Jim Fausto, MD
Sharmon Figenshaw, ARNP, ACHPN
Carol Kummet, LICSW, MTS
Taryn Lindhorst, PhD, LCSW
Lucille Marchand, MD, BSN, FAAHPM
Sean Doll O’Mahoney, M. Div, BCC
Grady Paden, MD
Elizabeth Perry, MSW
Kathryn Schlenker, DO
Joan Teno, MD, MS
Lisa Vig, MD
Please visit www.uwpctc.org for more information.
