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How To Apply

Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Application Instructions

Overview

class of 2024-2025 fellows
class of 2024-2025 fellows

We appreciate you considering our fellowship program. And we look forward to receiving your application materials. If you have any questions about the application process after reading the information below, please contact the program’s fellowship coordinator, Angela Williamson.

To Apply

You must be board-certified or board-eligible in one of the palliative medicine sponsoring specialties to join our fellowship program. Our three available adult positions and one pediatric position for the class matriculating in July 2026 will be filled through the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP, The “Match”). We begin to receive and process applications through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) starting July 15, 2026.

To begin your application, please follow the ERAS Fellowships Documents Office instructions found here. Please be sure to register with both ERAS and NRMP in order to be eligible for the Match. You can register with NRMP by going to the NRMP website. Please note you will need to use your AAMC ID from your ERAS application to register for the NRMP.

Timeline

ERAS applications open July 15 for entry the following July (e.g., July 2026 and later applications are for the July 2027 program). Applications are preferred by July 31, 2026. Virtual interviews will be held on 8/26, 9/2, 9/19, 9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 10/14, and 10/21. We will offer a virtual social hour with current fellows to those who have been offered an interview. Match results will be released on December 2, 2026. We recommend that you request letters of recommendation early in the process as these may sometimes take weeks to obtain.

Documentation

Our program requires the following documentation to complete your application:

  • Curriculum vitae
  • 3 letters of recommendation. Applicants who have recently completed residency training should request letters from faculty members in their specialty area who are familiar with their work. One of the letters must be the Residency/Fellowship Program Director. Applicants with medical practice experience should provide letters of reference from physicians in their practice community who are familiar with their skills.
  • Personal statement
  • Medical school transcripts
  • Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE)
  • Scores from USMLE Step 1, 2 and 3

View the complete ERAS application checklist

Visit the UNC Office of Graduate Medical Education site

Signaling

Our program will evaluate signaling as a part of our first review of applications to help determine which applicants will receive an interview. We will not use signaling to determine our rank list. While signals can be a distinguishing feature in our initial review process, signals are not required to receive an interview as we holistically review every application that we receive. Of note, a signal to our program does not guarantee an interview.