Applicants
Fellow Eligibility and Selection Policy
The UTHSC Hospice and Palliative Medicine Program follows the UTHSC institutional policy on Fellow Selection.
Application Process and Interviews
- All applications will be processed through Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).
- Opportunities for interviews will be extended to applicants based on their qualifications as determined by USMLE scores, medical school performance, and letters of recommendation. Interviews will occur from August-October and will be completed over Zoom. During your interview you will have access to several experienced faculty, interdisciplinary team members and past/current fellows while learning all about our great city of Memphis!
The UTHSC Hospice and Palliative Medicine program engages in recruitment and retention practices of a diverse workforce of fellows and faculty. The final decision is made by a committee of the Program Director, Associate Program Directors, and core faculty.
Program Eligibility and Selection Criteria
- Pass USMLE Steps 1, 2, 3 and CS on the first attempt.
- Pass COMPLEX levels 1, 2, 3 on first attempt.
- If visa needed, J-1 sponsorship only.
The University of Tennessee Hospice and Palliative Medicine Program seeks to recruit and retain underrepresented minorities to this residency program. The program recognizes and supports the need to have a physician workforce that is reflective of the region’s patient population.
International Medical Graduates
Due to the large number of highly qualified applicants, only a small number of international medical graduates are granted interviews.
For International Medical Graduates, we require:
- At least three months of "hands-on" clinical experience in the United States
- Medical School Graduation within the last five years
- We sponsor a J-1 visa only. Please do not submit an application to our program if you require an H visa.
Aims
- Provide comprehensive didactic and clinical teaching that produces high quality Board Certified HPM physicians.
- Develop compassionate, patient- and family-centered physicians who integrate self-reflection, self-care and work-life balance to maintain longevity of practice while providing excellent patient care.
- Develop leaders and life-long learners who focus on quality improvement and clinical research.
Activities
- Didactics: Multisite program with rich teaching environments led by HPM Board certified physicians and interdisciplinary teams (IDT) team along with subspecialty participation. . Fellows start fellowship with a month of orientation in July that focuses on the basics of HPM. Pain and symptom management lectures, communication workshops, narrative medicine and health equity topics are weaved throughout orientation and the rest of year. . During the duration of fellowship, fellows participate in bimonthly formal didactics, bedside teaching, and journal clubs
- Clinical: Clinical settings include a full range of patient care services, other consulting physicians and non-physician caregivers with expertise in all aspects of pain and non-pain symptom management for pediatric and adult patients including a unique pediatric community-based program providing home care, palliative and hospice care.
- Wellness: Fellows have one Wednesday morning each month reserved for a wellness with structured and unstructured wellness activities. Debriefs with a non-faculty
- Scholarship: Fellows will have opportunity to complete scholarship and will be assigned a faculty mentor to help guide them. QI and research design through the fellowship and UTHSC are accessible to all fellows. : Fellows have a faculty mentor for QI/Research, workshops, broad statistical and research design support staff. Fellows are encouraged to present minimally at one national meeting.
- Leadership: Our faculty are leaders in the field of HPM, many of who graduated from this program. They are dedicated to education and are available to mentor, model, and promote leadership growth.