Palliative Medicine Information for Applicants

Application Process

We recognize that the COVID pandemic has imposed travel restrictions on applicants. We will be offering virtual video interviews for the upcoming 2022-23 interview season.

Application Prerequisites:

• Applicants must have completed an ACGME-accredited residency program, an AOA-approved residency program, a program with ACGME International (ACGME-I) Advanced Specialty Accreditation, or a Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC)-accredited or College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)-accredited residency program located in Canada.
• Education must be completed in an accredited residency program in child neurology, family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, physical medicine and rehabilitation, neurology, or radiation oncology; or, at least three clinical years in residency program in anesthesiology, emergency medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, radiology, or surgery.

Application requirements

• Curriculum vitae

• A personal statement describing the applicant's interest in and commitment to an academic career in palliative care
• Three letters of recommendation, one of which should be from the applicant's department head, program director, or division chief
• USMLE transcript

Application Process

• Applications are accepted through the Electronic Residency Application Services (ERAS®). The Fellowship Program participates in the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP®) Specialties Matching Service (SMS).

Timeline

We strongly encourage you to review the timelines below to optimize your planning and success though the process.