Program Description: The AMSA Foundation’s End of Life Fellowship Program selects 15 medical students to participate in their six-week summer experience designed to introduce students to end of life care issues. This program combines an orientation to end of life care with weekly seminars at Horizon Hospice and field placements at local hospices, nursing homes and inpatient hospice units.  Students will be a part of the interdisciplinary hospice team of clinical and support staff. Students are also expected to develop and research life curricula to be implemented at their medical schools and to be shared with medical schools across the nation.

Eligibility: Open to post M-1 students

Award Amount: up to $2,100

Duration/Location of Program:  6-week summer/Chicago or Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Contact Information:  http://www.amsa.org/