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.
  • 2 to 3 fellows per year in our 1-year clinical fellowship positions
  • 0 to 1 fellow per year in our 3-year Leadership Preventive Medicine Residency (LPMR) combined fellowship position

Application requirements

Candidates can apply for our 1 year clinical fellowship program, our 3 year combined LPMR/MPH program, or both. If applying to both, you should submit the application materials from the 3 year combined LPMR/MPH program to the 1 year track as well. Our ranking committee will use the 3 year combined LPMR/MPH program materials to rank the candidate in that track and in the 1 year track. We hope this streamlines the application process for those interested in taking advantage of our 3 year track.

For all applicants, regardless of track:

• 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, or neurology.
  • At least 3 clinical years in anesthesiology, emergency medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, radiation oncology, radiology, or surgery.
• Current CV

For candidates applying to the 1 year track only:

• 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

For candidates applying to the 3 year track only OR 3 year and 1 year tracks simultaneously:

• 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 and the majority of the letters (program director and 2+ clinicians) should speak to your clinical fit in this specialty AND include your interest in Quality Improvement or Leadership & Population/Public Health or Preventive Medicine.
  • Given the interprofessional nature of our specialty, we suggest 1 of the letters be from a non-physician

Interview process

• Candidates will be reviewed individually with an effort to interview diverse candidates.
• We offer virtual group information sessions spread over the interview season so invited candidates can learn more about our program and ask questions of current fellows and program leadership.
• Interview days will be scheduled with 4 candidates per day.
• Regardless of the track you applied in, all candidates will have a single interview day from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm EST.
• Those candidates applying for the 3 year LPMR/MPH track will have an additional 1 hour virtual interview with a LPMR faculty member either on the same day or on another day scheduled at the convenience of the candidate.

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