How to Apply

Application deadline

• Please visit the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) website for timeline information.

Application format

• We participate in the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). Paper applications will not be accepted.

Position availability

• We offer 3 fellowship positions per year.

Application requirements

• Medical school letter & transcript
• USMLE scores
• International medical graduates must have a valid certificate from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) to be eligible for application to a Graduate Medical Education (GME) accredited clinical training program.
• Board-certified or board-eligible in one of the palliative medicine sponsoring specialties
  • Completed training in child neurology, family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, physical medicine and rehabilitation, neurology, or radiation oncology.
    OR
  • At least 3 clinical years in anesthesiology, emergency medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, radiology, or surgery.
• Current CV
• Personal statement
• Program director letter of recommendation (from program director of your pre-requisite residency program)
• Letters of recommendation from 2 clinicians (at a minimum)
  • The personal statement, program director letter, and 2+ clinician letters should speak to your clinical fit in this specialty and highlight your unique attributes as a candidate
  • Given the interprofessional nature of our specialty, we suggest 1 of the letters be from a non-physician
  • If possible, we suggest at least 1 letter from a hospice or palliative medicine clinician.

Interview process

• Candidates will be reviewed individually with an effort to interview diverse candidates.
• We holistically review each fellow's application, and will include 'signals' as a part of that process.
• Interview days will be scheduled with 4 candidates per day.
• The interview day is 8 am to 3 pm EST. It includes a fellowship information session, joining our weekly "Wisdom Wednesday" interprofessional case discussion, meeting with current fellows, and interviewing professional faculty.

Timeline

Application requirements

Additionally, each Advanced Practice Provider (APP) postgraduate fellowship application requires the following:

• Complete the online application for the fellowship (including resume or curriculum vitae)
• Email or attach the following materials to the online application:
  • Unofficial transcript from graduate program
  • Personal statement describing your interest in palliative medicine; learning objectives for the fellowship year; and goals for advancing palliative care specialty practice
• Three letters of recommendation emailed to HPM.APPFellowship@hitchcock.org or uploaded within the application package.
  • Reference letters should attest to your interests, experience, and potential in palliative care specialty practice and include:
    • At least 1 clinical reference
    • At least 1 academic reference
• Letters may be addressed to Associate Program Director Lisa Stephens, MSN, ANP-BC, APRN, ACHPN, FPCN

APP fellow job qualifications

• Masters or Doctorate of Nursing from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program
• Licensed (or eligible for licensure) by July 1st as a Certified Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant in New Hampshire
• DEA registration for controlled substances
• For nurse practitioners, certification in Adult/Geriatric Primary Care, Adult/Geriatric Acute Care, Adult Acute Care, or Family Nurse Practitioner
• Prior experience as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant preferred

Questions, email us at: HPM.APPFellowship@hitchcock.org

Other Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center APP postgraduate programs

• APP Residencies/Fellowships