So you want to be a hospice medical director? Podcast with Tommie Farrell and Kai Romero
So what exactly does a hospice medical director do?\xa0 Why do some choose to become hospice physicians?\xa0 What additional training is needed, if any, beyond Hospice and Palliative Medicine fellowship and boards?\xa0 Who should take the new Hospice Medical Director Certification Board Examination?\xa0 A recent study in JAGS found high rates of hospice disenrollment (\u201clive discharge\u201d) for people with dementia - is that a good thing or a bad thing?\xa0 Hmmm\u2026
We address these and other questions in this week\u2019s podcast with Tommie Farrell, hospice physician in West Texas and Chair of the Hospice Medical Director Certification Board, and Kai Romero, Chief Medical Officer for Hospice By the Bay (that\u2019s San Francisco Bay).
And I get a re-do attempt at REM\u2019s \u201cEverybody Hurts!\u201d. Apologies for the first attempt!\xa0\xa0
-@AlexSmithMD