Palliative Care Institute in Buffalo Established

The Buffalo News reports that three organizations, The University at Buffalo, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and the Center for Hospice & Palliative Care, joined to open a new Palliative Care Institute in Buffalo, NY. Among the institute's goals is replicating a program at the University of Buffalo's medical school that partners with a hospice to train specialists in palliative care. The institute plans to initiate training programs in the university's nursing and social work schools as well. Only 17 medical schools in the United States currently have such a program, according to the article.