Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship
About the Program
The Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship offered through Kettering Health’s Soin Medical Center and Ohio’s Hospice will prepare two fellows per year to become outstanding compassionate clinicians who will be well prepared to care for patients and families at all stages of complex serious illness and end-of-life care.
The fellowship is a sub-specialty for physicians who are starting out in their medical careers or for those who are mid-career and want to move into this field of medicine. Fellows will recognize the challenges of caring for patients at the end of life, the pressures of cumulative grief, and the art of living with dying. Faculty will mentor the fellows in the values of healthy lifestyles, presence, mindfulness and the art of caring for each other.
Hospice care is compassionate care for people facing a life-limiting illness or injury. It involves a team-oriented approach to expert medical care, pain management, and emotional and spiritual support tailored to a patient’s needs. Through Pure Healthcare, Ohio’s Hospice offers palliative care, which provides individualized, person-centered medical and supportive care services to help non-hospice patients and individuals managing chronic conditions such as heart disease, lung disease, cancer and dementia.
The mission of the fellowship in hospice and palliative medicine is to inspire physicians who will join us as outstanding clinicians and dedicated teachers who view their role as that of servant leaders in their medical community and in society.
Interested parties are encouraged to apply via the Electronic Resident Application System (ERAS).
For more information, please contact:
- Dr. Cleanne Cass, program director, at CCass@OhiosHospice.org or
937.256.4490, ext. 4447 - Kimberly Kremer, medical education program administrator, at KKremer@HospiceofDayton.org or 937.256.9507, ext. 4418
Ohio’s Hospice of Dayton Hospice House
About the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program
Our Fellows
2023-2024
Dr. Sarah Doell
Dr. Doell is from a small town located just outside of St. Louis, Missouri. She completed her undergraduate degree in biology at Southwest Baptist University. During her undergraduate years, she spent summers volunteering in the rainforest near Iquitos, Peru, which helped inspire her to enter the medical field. She earned her medical degree from Campbell University in North Carolina. She returned to the Midwest to complete her internal medicine residency at Kettering Health in Dayton.
Dr. Thomas Flynn
Dr. Flynn was born in Fort Myers, Florida, where he serendipitously did his residency in the same hospital in which he was born. He has lived and studied in Florida, Missouri, Tennessee, California, and Denmark. He has always been drawn to the deep human need for connection and meaning in healthcare and relationship. Because of his interest in these areas, he earned an undergraduate degree in theology and completed a residency in family medicine.
2022-2023
Dr. Ellen Ji
Dr. Ellen Ji graduated from the Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine and is an academic chief resident at Five Rivers Family Medicine in Dayton, Ohio. She would like to be a hospice and palliative medicine physician who is effective at managing both the pathophysiological and psychosocial complexities of chronic illness and end-of-life care. She hopes to be a source of comfort for patients and their families.
Dr. Annie Schoen
Dr. Annie Schoen graduated from The Ohio State University College of Medicine and has experience both as a hospitalist and critical care specialist. She is looking forward to gaining additional fellowship training to assist her as she takes on challenging conversations with patients and families. The fellowship will help her in her role as a physician to relieve suffering and provide a degree of peace to patients and families.
2021-2022
Dr. Hiep Luu
Dr. Hiep Luu is a 2013 Cum Laude graduate of The Ohio State University. In 2018, he completed his medical degree from the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine. He recently completed a family medicine residency from Grandview Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio, where he received the M.D. Carter Award and Intern of the Year. He holds membership in the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American Osteopathic Association. He has worked as a research assistant in the areas of breast cancer, immunology, and nephrotic syndrome. Dr. Luu has published articles in both the American Society of Nephrology and the American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. He is fluent in both Vietnamese and English.
Dr. Janna Quiling
Originally from Chesapeake, Virginia, Dr. Janna Quiling graduated magna cum laude from Old Dominion University with undergraduate and graduate degrees in 2010 and 2013, respectively. She earned her medical degree from Liberty University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2018 and recently completed her family medicine residency at Grandview Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio. She is the recipient of the Sean Wyman Award and has been actively involved in the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) at the state and national levels. She has both teaching and research experience and has published several articles in professional journals including her master thesis. Her interests have taken her on mission-oriented travels to Honduras, Tanzania, Guatemala, Costa Rica, England, and Israel. She has been passionate about hospice and palliative care for several years.
2022 Kettering Health Research Symposium
Congratulations to Dr. Hiep Luu and Dr. Janna Quiling who were named honorees in the poster competition in the 2022 Kettering Health Research Symposium. Drs. Luu and Quiling’s poster was created in conjunction with Dr. Emmanuel Ayanjoke about the use of the Macy Catheter as an alternative medication route for end-of-life care.
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