CHPM founders and leaders displayed from top left to bottom right: Kelly Arnett, MD, MPH; David Nowels, MD, MPH/MSPH; Amos Bailey, MD; Katie Morrison, MD; and Maurice Scott, MD.
The University of Colorado Anschutz Department of Family Medicine (CUA DFM), is proud to share that the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), has enthusiastically approved the growth of the Community Hospice and Palliative Medicine (CHPM) Pathway.
As the program hits its five-year mark from first developing in 2020–the CHPM has now been formally approved as an official and permanent pathway in the DFM’s Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program. The program was initially approved by the ACGME through the Advancing Innovation in Residency Education (AIRE) track. Progressing into a permanent pathway, the CHPM parts from the AIRE track, and is fully integrated into the fellowship program. This change resulted in an exciting increase in trainees: 12 part-time annual fellows and a total of 24 fellows overall.
This major milestone reflects the years of devotion and dedication from founders and leaders of CHPM. Congratulations to: Kelly Arnett, MD, MPH, Program Director Family Medicine Palliative Care Program; David Nowels, MD, MPH/MSPH, Assistant Program Director Family Medicine Palliative Care Program; Amos Bailey, MD, Co-founder of CHPM pathway; Katie Morrison, MD, Assistant Program Director of Family Medicine Palliative Care program and Co-founder and co-director of CHPM; and Maurice Scott, MD, Assistant Program Director of Family Medicine Palliative Care program and Co-founder and co-director of CHPM.
These leaders acknowledged the collective efforts of their teams and expressed gratitude for this incredible news.
“Interdisciplinary faculty and staff from Family Medicine, Pediatrics, and Internal Medicine worked together to build and execute this innovative program and the program is grateful for the support received from CUSOM [CU School of Medicine] Family Medicine, General Internal Medicine, CU Grad School and Graduate Medical Education as well as the ACGME and the HPM co-sponsoring specialty boards.”
They have crafted and nurtured a program that guides physicians to complete hospice and palliative medicine fellowship requirements–especially in “rural, underserved and safety net settings.”
Linda Montgomery, MD, MA, FAAFP, Vice Chair for Educational Programs, extended appreciation to the leaders, founders, and collective team, in their accomplishment of reaching a permanent standing.
“Many thanks to them for their agile thinking and boundless energy in making this dream a reality. We at the DFM hope to rely on their wisdom as we envision other AIRE pilots for our residency and Addiction Fellowship.”
