The Medical Center of Central Georgia

Family Medicine Residency

 
Director's Message

Welcome to the Medical Center of Central Georgia Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship webpage. I've been a faculty member in the Family Medicine Residency here for over 20 years. In 2011, I was thrilled to become the founding director of the Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program. Our program is evidence-based. You will have ample time to read from recent, relevant HPM medical literature and provide comprehensive palliative care in a variety of settings, including the hospital, patients' homes, and inpatient hospice settings.

Our faculty and facilities are fantastic. Through this fellowship program, you will learn the science and art of palliative medicine while working in state-of-the-art facilities. We have the only comprehensive Inpatient Palliative Care Service in Georgia and our inpatient hospice, Pine Pointe, is a beautiful, well-equipped facility that opened in 2010.

The fellowship program begins July 1 each year and is open to graduates from a variety of residency backgrounds. Whether you are a new graduate or seasoned in practice, you are welcome to apply.

Feel free to contact me at anytime. We look forward to your application and interview.

Richard J Ackermann, MD, CMD
Director, Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program
Director, Division of Geriatrics & Geriatrics Fellowship Program
Professor of Family Medicine, MUSM
CAQ in Geriatrics Medicine, Certified in Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Phone: 478-633-5500
Email: ackermann.richard@navicenthealth.org