Palliative Care Education and Practice (PCEP)

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Application information

Please note that mastery of spoken and written English is essential for successful participation in PCEP. Candidates from countries for whom English is not the primary language may be interviewed to determine fluency.

All applicants will be informed of their status by email.

To apply to PCEP, please submit:

  • Please complete the online application form here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FC8V295.  If you have any questions about, or difficulty with, completing the application, please contact us at: pallcare@partners.org.
  • A letter from an institutional leader (your department chair, division chief, hospital CEO, or other similar leader) indicating a commitment to you and to your career goals; institutional and financial support for your project; and, support for your availability to participate fully in the course.
  • Curriculum vitae
  • A completed application form

Registration information

Once you have been accepted into the course, you will receive instructions on how to register. 

All fees are shown in USD.

Registration by credit card (VISA, MasterCard, or American Express) or check can be made through Harvard Medical School's secure online registration system.  Additional processing fees may be applied.

Registration with cash payment is not permitted.

Upon receipt of your paid registration, you will receive an email confirmation.

Please note: Your email address is used for critical information about the course including registration confirmation, evaluation distribution, and certificate delivery.  Be sure to include an email address that you check daily or frequently.

Tuition

Tuition Fee: $7,995

Tuition is paid in full before the course begins and covers the entire course. Once you have been accepted into the program you will receive payment instructions.

You must attend both sessions to complete the course.

Tuition is due in full before the start of the course.

Scholarship opportunities

We are only able to offer a small number of competitive, partial scholarships for pediatric applicants, international applicants and clinicians from western Massachusetts. Scholarship recipients will be selected for their leadership abilities and their project’s potential impact. For applicants who are interested in applying for these competitive spots, please indicate your interest in the appropriate section of the application. 

Scholarship acknowledgments

We are grateful to the scholarship assistance, and support for our "patients-as-teachers" program, provided by the Pflueger-Smith Fund for Palliative Care, Partners HealthCare, Inc., the Jacqueline S. Alaimo Palliative Care Fund, and JoJo's Education Fund.

Course location

PCEP 2024-25 Parts 1 and 2 will be virtual.