Physician Fellowship
Physician fellows spend their first inpatient consult rotation at MGH or DFCI/BWH and then rotate at both sites throughout the year for a total of four months at each site.
The fellowship consists of the following rotations:
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Inpatient consultation (MGH/BWH): 25 weeks
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Inpatient Palliative Care Unit (BWH): 3 weeks
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Hospice experience (personal/rental car required) (CD):
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8 weeks home visits/ Lincoln House/Kaplan house
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2 weeks GIP hospice at MGH/BWH
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Long-term care rotation (CD/VA): 4 weeks
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Pediatric palliative care (BCH or MGH): 2 weeks
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Outpatient clinic (MGH/DFCI): Weekly half-day session
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Clinical Selective (MGH) or BWH/DFCI): 2 weeks
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Elective: 4 weeks
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Vacation: 4 weeks
Application Requirements
Applications are accepted through the Electronic Residency Application Services (ERAS®). The Fellowship Program participates in the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP®) Medical Specialties Matching Program.
Our NRMP Program Code is 1261540F0.
Requirements
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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.
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Prerequisite education must be completed in an accredited residency program in neurology, family medicine, internal medicine, 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 Materials
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Curriculum vitae
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A personal statement describing the applicant's interest in and commitment to an academic career in palliative care
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Three letters of recommendation, one of which should be from the applicant's department head, program director, or division chief
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USMLE transcript
Timeline
July and August
September and October
Early December
Applications accepted via ERAS®
Interviews conducted
Match results released