Evidence map›Paper›PMID 42005903›Full record

ArticleJournal of graduate medical education2026

Development and Execution of a Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship in Latin America.

Susana Martínez-Jiménez, Katie Gradick, Jaime Guarda, Leeanna Fox Irwin, Ximena Garcia-Quintero, Rima Saad Rassam, Brittany Cowfer, Arshia Madni, Michael J McNeil, Shirley Montufar and 5 more

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Journal of graduate medical education, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Susana Martínez-Jiménezis a Pediatric Palliative Care Fellow, Unidad Nacional de Oncología Pediátrica, Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Katie Gradickis an Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9754-4455
Jaime Guardais Director, Pediatric Palliative Care, Hospital Luis Calvo Mackenna, Santiago, Chile.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6947-4883
Leeanna Fox Irwinis Program Manager, Professional Education, Global Clinical Training Programs, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0910-2137
Ximena Garcia-Quinterois Program Manager, Global Palliative Care Program, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1416-544X
Rima Saad Rassamis Global Program Coordinator, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8232-8733
Brittany Cowferis an Assistant Member, Quality of Life and Palliative Care Division, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2237-6530
Arshia Madniis an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Program Director, Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4057-432X
Michael J McNeilis Program Director, St Jude Global Palliative Care, Department of Global Pediatric Medicine, and an Assistant Member, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8817-1995
Shirley Montufaris Program Coordinator, Unidad Nacional de Oncología Pediátrica, Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Daniel C Moreirais an Assistant Member, St Jude Faculty Director, and Global Professional Education Co-Director, Global Neuro-Oncology Program, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Federico Antillónis Dean, School of Medicine, Francisco Marroquin University Guatemala, and Director of Research and Education, Unidad Nacional de Oncología Pediatrica Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5424-8958
Claudia Delgado-Corcoranis a Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6449-225X
Vanessa Pinargote Picois an Incoming Pediatric Palliative Care Fellow, Unidad Nacional de Oncología Pediátrica, Guatemala City, Guatemala.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9399-7105
Silvia Rivasis Director, Pediatric Palliative Care, Unidad Nacional de Oncología Pediátrica, Guatemala City, Guatemala.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9790-035X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Pediatric hospice and palliative medicine (PHPM) is a growing subspecialty worldwide; however, formal graduate medical education pathways remain limited in low- and middle-income countries, including most of Latin America, constraining workforce development and access to specialized care. Objective: To describe an educational innovation that provides formal fellowship training in PHPM to physicians in Latin America. Methods: From 2023 to 2026, Unidad Nacional de Oncología Pediátrica (Guatemala), St Jude Children's Research Hospital, and the University of Utah developed and implemented a PHPM fellowship program in Latin America. The curriculum emphasizes culturally responsive training and ACGME International (ACGME-I) core competencies. Program outcomes, feasibility, and acceptability were assessed using mixed methods. Quantitative data were collected via anonymous ACGME-I program evaluation surveys completed by 10 participants over 2 years, representing a 100% response rate from fellows (n=2) and a 57% response rate from core faculty mentors (n=8 of 14 eligible). Qualitative data were obtained from written reflections and monthly structured debriefings with faculty (n=14) and fellows (n=2) from March to August 2025. Results: Three fellows completed or are completing training, and the program received ACGME-I initial accreditation in February 2026. Graduates demonstrated early workforce impact, including expansion of PHPM services in Chile and planned implementation of the Dominican Republic's first non-oncologic public PHPM program. All survey respondents agreed that the program provided a high-quality curriculum and effective career preparation. Qualitative analysis identified themes of strong mentorship, clinical relevance, and feasibility. Conclusions: This trilateral PHPM fellowship is an internationally partnered, regionally grounded training that demonstrates early feasibility, acceptability, and educational value.

Indexed as

Education, Medical, GraduateFellowships and ScholarshipsHospice CarePalliative MedicinePediatricsCurriculumHumansLatin AmericaProgram DevelopmentProgram Evaluation

Identifiers

PMID42005903
PMCPMC13086148

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.