Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship

Overview

Established in 1989 as the first US-based physician hospice and palliative medicine fellowship, training clinically excellent physicians, educators and scientists.

The programme

Training type

Clinical Fellowship

Duration

1 year

Start

1 July

Positions

Not stated on official page

Accreditation

Not stated on official page

Department

Cleveland Clinic Cancer Institute (Hospice and Palliative Medicine Program)

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility

Institution policyLCME/AOA graduates or IMGs with valid ECFMG certificate; ACGME fellows must have completed specialty prerequisite training (exceptional-candidate route where the RC allows)

International applicants

Institution policyIMGs eligible with a current valid ECFMG certificate; Cleveland Clinic holds ACGME Non-Standard Training recognition so approved non-accredited fellowships can take ECFMG J-1 trainees

Visa support

Institution policyH-1B (requires USMLE Steps 1-3 passed; Step 3 results by 30 April for NRMP programmes) and J-1 (ECFMG); O-1 for fellows case by case; no permanent-residence sponsorship for trainees

Licence requirement

Institution policyPermanent or training medical licence/certificate from the state board where training (State Medical Board of Ohio training certificate for Ohio; Florida Board of Medicine for Florida) required before starting; some advanced/non-accredited fellowships require a permanent licence

How to apply

Deadline

Applications accepted during July each year (see NRMP for current-cycle deadlines)

Application method

ERAS; NRMP Main Match only

Funding

Funding

Cleveland Clinic GME benefits listed on programme page (e.g., $1,000 annual educational allowance; GME-funded meeting trip up to $2,500).

Official sources