Advanced Practice Provider Hospice & Palliative Care Fellowship Program (2026-2027)
About The Position
The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life. Our specialized care teams provide personalized, compassionate, expert care to patients of all ages. Informed by basic research done at our Sloan Kettering Institute, scientists across MSK collaborate to conduct innovative translational and clinical research that is driving a revolution in our understanding of cancer as a disease and improving the ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat it. MSK is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and clinicians, who go on to pursue our mission at MSK and around the globe. The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Oncology Fellowship Hospice and Palliative Care subspecialty track is a 12-month post-graduate training program for nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) who wish to transition into oncology-based care. The program is open to newly graduated APPs, as well as those with prior experience as an APP. The fellowship is especially well-suited for those looking to gain specialty exposure to oncology and those eager for an immersive learning experience. This fellowship allows for in-depth clinical training while affording protected educational time, which will help develop the APP as a well-rounded and extremely knowledgeable provider prepared to practice patient care in the cancer care continuum. Throughout the fellowship program, fellows will: Develop skills to strengthen critical thinking Build the confidence to work within a professional clinical setting Exercise self-directed learning Utilize and integrate evidence-based practice into patient care Please visit our website for full program details. Please submit all required documents as one PDF document in the "resume" section of the application. Curriculum vitae A personal statement Three letters of recommendation
Requirements
- Be graduates of an accredited Nursing, NP, and/or PA program in the United States
- Have current New York State Registered Nurse (RN) and Nurse Practitioner (NP) licenses or a Physician Assistant (PA) license
- Have appropriate NP/PA board certification (Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant)
Responsibilities
- Gathering a comprehensive patient history
- Performing a comprehensive physical examination
- Ordering and analyzing laboratory and diagnostic studies
- Formulating differential diagnoses, offering rationale for clinical decisions, and implementing treatment plans
- Evaluating patient response to treatment
- Coordination of patient care
- Active participation within the interdisciplinary healthcare team
- Accurate and complete documentation of patient encounters
- Performing procedures
- Participation in didactic learning experiences, including projects and presentations
Benefits
- APP Fellows are eligible for clinical trainee benefits.
- While not a guarantee, fellows are eligible to apply for MSK housing.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
