If you have a pacemaker and become terminally ill with a condition unrelated to your heart, such as cancer, it's possible that your pacemaker could prolong the process of dying. Doctors and researchers have varied opinions on turning off a pacemaker in end-of-life situations.
Epilepsy Fellowship About the Program The academic role of Epilepsy clinics is to familiarize fellows with epilepsy disorders or mimetic conditions in pediatric and adult population. Fellows will learn the etiology, pathophysiologic process, clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, diagnostic work up and therapeutic management of epilepsy disorders as well as the social aspects of the disease.
DOD Fellows Programs The Defense Fellows Program is codified in Title 10, U.S. Code. 4 It allows a member of the Armed Forces to accept a fellowship for scientific, literary, or educational purposes if the benefits are âin recognition of outstanding performance in his field; to undertake a project that may be of value to the United States; or for development of his recognized potential for future career service.â