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==Hospice and palliative medicine as a medical subspecialty==
A subspecialty involving end-of-life care, working with an interdisciplinary hospice or palliative care teams.  This care can occur within or outside of a formal hospice or palliative care team. Such a physician has expertise in the assessment of patients with advanced disease and catastrophic injury; the relief of distressing symptoms; the coordination of interdisciplinary patient and family-centered care in diverse settings; the use of specialized care systems including hospice; the management of the imminently dying patient; and legal and ethical decision making in end-of-life care. Training in working with related disciplines including [[nursing]], [[pastoral care]], [[pain medicine]], palliative radiation therapy and surgery, [[social work]], [[physical therapy]], [[occupational therapy]] and [[complementary and alternative medicine]].

The subspecialty fellowship can be reached through a number of pathways besides radiology, including [[internal medicine]],  [[anesthesiology ]], [[emergency medicine]], [[family medicine]], [[obstetrics and gynecology]], [[pediatrics]], [[physical medicine and rehabilitation]], [[psychiatry and neurology]], and [[surgery]].