Hospice and Palliative Care Interprofessional APP Fellow

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health • Lebanon, NH

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Hospice and Palliative Care Interprofessional APP Fellowship is an intensive 12-month training program designed to prepare Advanced Practice Provider Fellows for careers in hospice and palliative medicine. Fellows work alongside other APPs and attending physicians in structured, competency-based clinical and didactic training, with progressive independence tailored to their development. Training takes place at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, a quaternary care facility and level one trauma center. The program develops communication skills for discussing patients’ and families’ priorities and providing context-dependent, goal-aligned care; complex pain and symptom management skills for caring for people with serious illness; and collaboration skills for interprofessional, team-based care and education. Its goal is to develop the acute and long-range medical and critical-thinking skills needed for a career in hospice and palliative care.

Applications are due January 4, 2027, and must include a current CV or resume with school name, GPA, and MM/YY dates for all work and education entries; a 500–1,000-word personal statement about the applicant’s interest and goals in hospice and palliative care; and two letters of reference on letterhead. At least one reference must be from a clinical supervisor or clinical rotation preceptor. For applicants currently enrolled in an APRN or PA program, or who graduated within the past year, one reference must be from a program director, clinical rotations director, or advisor. All materials must be received 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 licensing and credentialing timelines. Offers are contingent on successful completion of the standard DHMC pre-employment criminal background check, health screening, and clinical credentialing process before matriculation.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited Master's Degree Physician Assistant Program or an Advanced Practice Nursing program.
• Active national certification as a PA, AGACNP, FNP, or AGPCNP.
• Ability to obtain and maintain PA/APRN licensure in New Hampshire and Vermont before the program start date.
• Eligible to obtain Federal DEA Registration.
• Complete the standard DHMC pre-employment criminal background check, health screening, and clinical credentialing process before matriculation.

Responsibilities

• Participate in structured, competency-based clinical and didactic training with progressive independence.
• Develop communication skills to discuss what matters most to patients and families and provide context-dependent, goal-aligned care.
• Develop complex pain and symptom management skills for patients with serious illness.
• Develop collaboration skills for interprofessional, team-based care and education.
• Build acute and long-range medical and critical-thinking skills for a career in hospice and palliative care.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level