George Fitchett

George Fitchett is a Senior Professor at Rush University, where he leads research at the intersection of healthcare chaplaincy, palliative care, and spirituality. His work focuses on developing integrated curriculum standards for chaplaincy education, emotional intelligence and counseling self-efficacy among clinical pastoral education students, and spiritual assessment models such as the PC-6 for palliative care. Recent publications include multicenter studies on spiritual care in outpatient oncology and employee evaluations of spiritual care services at Cedars Sinai hospitals. He has received major awards, including over $4.3 million for training research-literate chaplains as ambassadors for spirituality and health, reflecting his commitment to advancing evidence-based spiritual care across healthcare settings.