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UPMC Altoona's Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship offers an innovative curriculum that prepares fellows for a career in Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Altoona Family Physicians is dedicated to the teaching of resident physicians with the goal of developing competent, compassionate, and ethical family physicians that are equipped to provide high quality and patient-centered care to the rural, suburban, or urban communities. We pride ourselves on the level of readiness of our graduates and their ability to function independently following graduation.
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Altoona Family Physicians has been dedicated to the teaching of resident physicians with the goal of developing competent, compassionate, and ethical family physicians that are equipped to provide high quality and patient-centered care to the rural, suburban, and urban communities. We pride ourselves on the level of readiness of our graduates and their ability to function independently following graduation. They work together to maintain an exceptional academic environment that allows both residents and faculty to continuously grow.
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Palliative medicine is a form of specialized medical care for patients with serious, life-limiting illnesses (cancer, CHF, COPD, ALS, Alzheimer's dementia, and others). It focuses on improving a patient's quality of life by managing distressing symptoms such as pain, dyspnea, anxiety, and others.
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Since 1975, Altoona Family Physicians has provided quality family medicine training for Central Pennsylvania and beyond. Our program is dually accredited and approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), American Osteopathic Association (AOA), and American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP).
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Since 1975, AFP has been a leader in family medicine education with an outstanding national reputation for education, leadership, and producing well-rounded family physicians. I am excited to offer you the opportunity to explore our family medicine residency program. I have had the privilege of being part of this great residency since 1984.
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