Hospice and Palliative Care Interprofessional APP Fellow

Overview

Hospice and Palliative Care Interprofessional APP Fellowship

Overview:

The Hospice and Palliative Care Interprofessional APP Fellowship program is an intensive 12-month training program focused on preparing you for a successful career in Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Fellows will work alongside other APPs and Attendings while engaging in structured, competency-based clinical and didactic training with progressive independence tailored to your development.  

Your training will take place at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC), a quaternary care facility and level one trauma center. Upon completion of the program, you will be equipped with the following skills:

Communication skills to discuss what matters most to patients and families to provide context-dependent and goal-aligned care 

Complex pain and symptoms management skills to care for patients with serious illness

Collaboration skills to provide interprofessional team-based care and education

 

The goal of the program is to help you grow and develop the acute and long-range medical and critical thinking skills required to build a successful career in hospice and palliative care.

Requirements:

• Graduate of an accredited Master's Degree Physician Assistant Program or an Advanced Practice Nursing program
• Must have an active national certification as a PA, AGACNP, FNP, or AGPCNP
• Ability to obtain/maintain PA/APRN licensure in New Hampshire and Vermont prior to program start date
• Eligible to obtain Federal DEA Registration

All offers are contingent on the successful completion of the standard DHMC pre-employment criminal background check, health screening, and clinical credentialing process before matriculation. 

How to Apply:

Applications are due by January 4, 2027.

Applications must include the following:

• A current, up-to-date copy of your CV/resume (including school name and GPA). All work and education entries must include dates in a MM/YY format.
• A brief personal statement describing your interest and goals in pursuing a career in hospice and palliative care (500-1,000 words)
• Two letters of reference on letterhead
• Letters can be addressed to Associate Program Director Lisa Stephens, MSN, ANP-BC, APRN, ACHPN, FPCN

Reference letters should attest to your interests, experience, and potential in hospice and palliative medicine. At least one reference must be from a clinical supervisor or clinical rotation preceptor. If you are currently enrolled in an APRN or PA program, or graduated in the past year, one reference must be from your program director, clinical rotations director, or advisor. Note: All materials must be received in order to be considered for an initial virtual interview.

The anticipated start date is early July 2027 (the exact date will be coordinated with selected candidates based on your licensing and credentialing timeline).

Website:

Additional details about the program, curriculum, schedule, and application process can be found at:

https://gme.dartmouth-hitchcock.org/palliative

About Us:

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, the academic medical center for the Dartmouth Health system, is home to a breadth of clinical specialties, clinics, programs, facilities, and leading-edge research initiatives. As a source of hope and healing for our region, we are committed to delivering world-class care to everyone who enters our doors through a personalized approach that ensures every patient, family, and staff member is heard and respected.

DHMC’s clinical excellence is exemplified by our expertise across a broad range of specialties and sub-specialties, and a growing body of clinical research that translates into superlative patient care and positive outcomes. Our highly collaborative culture engages physician-researchers across the Medical Center, who integrate their research activities with a holistic care model that engages families in every aspect of diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. As an organization with deep roots in the Upper Valley community, we work to promote better health and health equity for all through a combination of support services, community partnerships, and population health programs that reflect the unique demographics and spirit of our region.

On our Lebanon campus—and in our work throughout the Dartmouth Health system—we make a solemn promise to advocate for our patients, promote effective collaboration among our colleagues, advance healthcare delivery through groundbreaking research, and help those we serve to lead brighter and healthier lives.

Dartmouth Health is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.

 

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited APRN academic program
• National specialty certification

Required Licensure/Certifications