Positions

Three positions are available each year on a competitive basis. 

Qualifications

To be eligible for the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, applicants must have completed a residency program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) in one of the following specialties:

• Child Neurology
• Family Medicine
• Internal Medicine
• Pediatrics
• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Neurology

Alternatively, applicants who have completed at least three clinical years in an ACGME- or RCPSC-accredited graduate medical education program in one of the following fields are also eligible to apply:

• Anesthesiology
• Emergency Medicine
• Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Psychiatry
• Radiation Oncology
• Radiology
• Surgery

Also see application materials for Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education.

How to apply

1. Application Submission
   • All applications must be submitted through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) for fellowship applicants. To begin your application, please visit the ERAS website. All applications to Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education programs must include these application materials.
   • The completed application and all supporting documents must be submitted by July 31 of the year prior to the program start date. The academic year begins July 1. In addition to applying through ERAS, applications must also register for the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) through the Medical Specialties Matching Program.
   • We require a minimum of three letters of recommendation. One must come from the applicant's current or most recent program director (if within five years of training) or their current department chair. In addition, we strongly encourage applicants to include a letter from a hospice or palliative care clinician or interdisciplinary team member, as this offers valuable insight into the applicant's fit for the field.
   • Applicants to Hospice and Palliative Medicine will have the opportunity to designate five program signals through ERAS. We encourage applicants who are especially interested in our program to signal us. However, we also carefully review and consider applications from applicants who do not submit a signal to our program.
2. Interviews
   • Applicants selected for further consideration will be invited for a virtual interview with the program director and selected faculty. Interviews typically occur between August and October.