The Fellowship in Palliative Care is an advanced course offered by the Institute of Palliative Medicine in India, in collaboration with the Sanjeevan Palliative Care Project in Pondicherry, St. Christopher’s Hospice in London, and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University in Bangladesh. This six-month program is designed for distance education, with occasional contact sessions based on adult learning principles. It is conducted through the Institute of Palliative Medicine in Calicut, India, at the request of the World Health Organization (WHO), which designates it as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Community Participation in Palliative Care and Long-term Care. The program's goal is to address the global shortage of organizational and management skills in palliative care by offering high-quality training that is affordable for participants from low- and middle-income countries.
The primary objective of the Fellowship program is to educate palliative care workers, equipping them with a deep understanding of core issues in organizing palliative care at the grassroots level and keeping them informed about recent advances and challenges in palliative care and community involvement on regional, national, and global levels. The curriculum covers the fundamentals, concepts, and skills necessary for organizing and managing palliative care services, with practical applications in the participants' local contexts. Successful candidates receive certificates upon completing the course.
To date, around 550 individuals from over 50 countries have successfully completed the program. In 2021, the program received the Leadership Award from the European Association of Palliative Care (EAPC) and the European Palliative Care Academy (EUPCA) for its exemplary leadership capacity building program on a global scale.
The course includes a mix of online sessions, discussions, assignments, peer assessments, and presentations spanning six months, starting in January 2024. The program's online sessions commence in the last week of January 2024, with additional full-day sessions in February and one per month after that. The specific dates for these sessions will be provided later. Registered candidates will have access to an online learning platform with recorded sessions, discussion forums, and other resources from January 15, 2024, to December 31, 2024. Additionally, candidates are expected to dedicate around 120 hours over six months to various course- related activities, including preparing presentations, completing assignments, peer evaluations, and participation in the discussion forum. International experts will also offer optional workshops on palliative care-related subjects.
Securing a minimum of 50% marks is required for claiming the completion certificate.
Certificate
acknowledging the successful completion of the program will be issued jointly by the four organizing
institutions.
Important Dates
Applications must be submitted by December 15, 2023
Selection notifications will be sent by December 31, 2023
To secure a place in the program, selected candidates must remit their fees by January 15, 2024
The maximum seats available in a year for NFPM program is 25.
Important Dates
June 10, 2023 : Issue of prospectus and application form
July 31, 2023 : Last date to submit completed application form
August 15, 2023 : Declaration of selected candidates
August 31, 2023 : Last date to pay course fee
September, 2023 : Commencement of course with first contact session (This is a tentative date)
The maximum seats available in a year for NFPN program is 25.
Important Dates
June 10, 2023 : Issue of prospectus and application form
July 31, 2023 : Last date to submit completed application form
August 15, 2023 : Declaration of selected candidates
August 31, 2023 : Last date to pay course fee
September, 2023 : Commencement of course with first contact session (This is a tentative date)
Academic Director
Institute of Palliative Medicine Medical College (PO) Kozhikode 673008
Kerala, India
Phone: +91 9048068192
Email: ipmacademics@gmail.com
Important Dates
- Last date for submission of completed application form: 24 March 2023
- Announcement of provisional selection list: 25 March 2023
- Last date for acceptance of offer for placement by completion of payment of fees: 28 March 2023
- Course starts: 03 April 2023
Theme : Skills, Practices and challenges
Sat 07th and Sun 08th January 2022
Dates
A debate will be held at the conference venue Date: 8th January 2023 2:00 - 3:00 PM
Last date for registration: 20th December 2022
IMPORTANT DATES
The course starts on 16 May 2022 Last date for receiving applications: 30 April 2022 Notification to selected candidates: 5 May 2022 Last date for remittance of fees by selected candidates to secure the place: 12 May 2022
Besides regular courses and training volunteers, especially students from different universities from India and abroad come to IPM for Internship on topics related to professional or social areas and as observers.