Application process for physician fellow candidates
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.
Application process for advanced practice provider fellow candidate
Timeline
| Event | Date and time |
| Application period opens | Late Fall |
| Initial screening interviews | December to January |
| Fellowship begins | July 1 |
| Fellowship year ends | June 30 |
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
- Reference letters should attest to your interests, experience, and potential in palliative care specialty practice and include:
- 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