Overview
The Division of Palliative Medicine’s research program conducts clinical, translational, and health services research to identify and address the multifactorial suffering that is synonymous with serious illness. The Division’s research program comprises six faculty, five staff, six trainees, and approximately six students at any given time. This research group possesses a wide variety of expertise, including qualitative and mixed-methods research, patient-reported outcomes, EMR analyses, evidence synthesis, and randomized clinical trials. Our research spans diseases, settings, and ages, with funded research in cystic fibrosis, cancer, heart failure, and dementia. Through a mix of federal and private funding sources, the team holds more than $10 million in current funding, with several applications pending.
Since 2020, faculty within the Division published over 90 papers in some of the top research journals, including JAMA, the Journal of Palliative Medicine, Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, and the Journal of Cystic Fibrosis.