Fellowship Hospice & Palliative Medicine

1. Applicants must, by the start of the fellowship, have completed a residency in Child Neurology, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine-Pediatrics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Neurology, or Radiation Oncology.
2. Alternatively, applicants may qualify after completing at least three clinical years of residency in Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Psychiatry, Radiology, or Surgery, in accordance with Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) guidelines.
3. Applicants from different stages of their medical careers are eligible to apply, provided the required residency training will be completed before fellowship commencement.
4. Applicants must obtain a California medical license before starting the fellowship.
5. Stanford University can sponsor J-1 visas for eligible international applicants.

Stanford Medicine Health Care (SHC) is an academic healthcare institution affiliated with Stanford University, providing advanced patient care, medical education, and clinical research. The institution offers specialized training programs supported by a multidisciplinary academic and clinical environment. The Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program is a one-year fellowship designed to provide advanced training in the care of patients with serious and life-limiting illnesses. Fellows gain clinical experience in inpatient and outpatient palliative care, hospice, home-based care, long-term care, geriatric psychiatry, and pediatric palliative care. The program emphasizes symptom management, communication, advance care planning, interdisciplinary teamwork, quality improvement, and compassionate patient- and family-centered care.

1. Submit the application through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).
2. Register with both ERAS and the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) to participate in the Match.
3. Submit three letters of recommendation from faculty members who are familiar with the applicant's work and can discuss their interest in Palliative Care.
4. Applicants currently in residency or fellowship, or those who recently completed training, are recommended to include a letter from their program director.
5. For the 2026 application cycle, applications open on July 1, 2026, and the program begins reviewing applications on July 15.
6. Submit the complete application by August 15, 2026.
7. Shortlisted applicants are invited for virtual interviews, conducted from late August through early October.
8. Participate in the National Resident Matching Program process for final selection.
9. Successful applicants begin the one-year fellowship in July 2027.