Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship

September 25, 2024:   HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE MEDICINE SYMPOSIUM

Welcome to the hospice and palliative medicine fellowship at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. 

 With the successful development of a palliative program in 2010, we were eager to help train the next generation of palliative care physicians. We began as an AOA accredited fellowship in 2015 and achieved ACGME accreditation in 2018. 

 The mission of our hospice and palliative medicine fellowship is to train future palliative care physicians to be patient advocates, delivering high quality, evidence based, compassionate care to patients with serious illnesses and their families, while educating other professionals and the community regarding the field of hospice and palliative medicine. 

 We pride ourselves on being a social medicine based fellowship. The fellows are provided education above the typical standards with a specific focus on the biopsychosocial model—ensuring our physicians are culturally sensitive and able to incorporate religious, cultural, ethnic, and socioeconomic perspectives into the care of their patients. 

 While the primary site for the fellowship is Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, our fellows rotate at East End Hospice, Stony Brook University Hospital and Peconic Landing Rehabilitation Center to ensure they have exposure to a diverse patient population with various complex medical conditions. We provide a comprehensive, longitudinal experience across the various settings emphasizing both inpatient and outpatient medicine and consultative service and primary management of the hospice patients with the full support of an interdisciplinary team. The fellows are afforded all the benefits and comforts of a community hospital without compromising on the experiences of a tertiary care hospital. Post fellowship training, our fellows are equipped to practice in a community hospital, tertiary care hospital or outpatient setting. 

 We have a comprehensive didactic curriculum and opportunities for engagement in scholarly activity/research.  Didactics are held once a month with the core faculty which fosters mentorship, leadership and ongoing learning as a collaborative interdisciplinary team. Our fellows are encouraged and supported in completing research and quality improvement projects expanding knowledge related to hospice and palliative medicine which are then presented at national conferences.

 Ensuring fellow wellness and self-care is equally as important as the clinical experiences we provide. Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, located on the eastern end of Long Island, is at the heart of some of the world’s most beautiful beaches, vineyards and fine dining with easy access to New York City. Our team utilizes these fine spots for fellow wellness related activities. 

 I have no doubt that the training we provide at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital will enhance the skills you have developed during your residency training and cultivate a well-rounded palliative care physician.

Sony Modayil, DO, FACOI
Palliative Care Site Director
Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program Director
Stony Brook Southampton Hospital 
Sony.Modayil@stonybrookmedicine.edu 

Criteria for Applicants

• Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) applications only
• All applicants will be ranked and matched through the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP)
• Three Letters of Recommendation
• Medical School Certificate
• Residency Training Certificate (if applicable) OR Letter of Good Standing (with expected completion of residency training).
• Your personal statement
• USMLE or COMLEX transcript with Step I, Step II CS and CK, and Step 3 (must pass on 2nd attempt for each test.)
• A photograph is highly recommended by the Ranking Committee
• Each application is reviewed on the basis of its own merits

IMG Eligibility for Training in New York State

How to Apply

Fellowship Contact

Molly Kochanasz, C-TAGME
(631) 726-0409 ext. 124
Molly.Kochansz@stonybrookmedicine.edu

September 25, 2024:   HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE MEDICINE SYMPOSIUM