Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program

Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program

  • HPM Fellowship graduation 2017
    Our graduates are leaders in programs across the nation
  • Diversity at Stanford
    As you can see in the graph, gender equity and diversity are two of our core values
  • HPM fellows and faculty 2012
    Learn from our world-class interdisciplinary faculty members
  • Holiday party
    Get ready to work hard and play hard!
  • VA Palo Alto outpatient clinic
    Manage refractory symptoms using the latest techniques in medicine
  • Working with the VA Palo Alto team
    Learn team-science and apply it in your daily practice
  • VA Palo Alto hospice unit
    Care for seriously ill patients in our award-winning palliative care unit
  • Classroom session
    The core curriculum is taught in interactive small groups
  • At the conference
    Fellows complete all research and quality improvement projects collaboratively
  • Mentoring
    Benefit from ongoing mentoring from world-class faculty leaders
  • Learn clinical teaching skills and practice by teaching trainees and your peers while faculty cheer you on
  • Grand rounds
    Participate in grand rounds and conferences and advance your knowledge
  • HPM Fellowship retreat
    Design and participate in your personalized annual fellowship retreat
  • 2018 HPM fellows
    Make friendships that last a lifetime
  • HPM graduating fellows 2012
    Our alumni are doing amazing and innovative work to advance our field
  • This is not a Halloween costume!
  • Department of Medicine outdoor event
    Socialize (at a 6-feet distance, of course) with our colleagues in the Department of Medicine
  • Stanford campus
    Yes! The rumors are true. Our campus is the most beautiful campus in the world.
  • HPM Fellowship graduation 2011
    Come join our palliative tribe and be ready when we say ‘cheese’!

    • Welcome to the Stanford University Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship

    The Stanford University Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship is an ACGME accredited training program in Hospice and Palliative Medicine (HPM). We are the oldest training program in the nation and also the first program in the nation to be funded by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Our program was the first in the nation to become an ACGME accredited training program.

    It is specifically designed to train physicians from the fields of Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Anesthesiology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Psychiatry and Neurology, Surgery, Emergency Medicine, and Obstetrics and Gynecology in the knowledge and skills necessary for a career in HPM.

    Thank you for your interest in our program and please contact us with any questions.
    — VJ Periyakoil, MD, Program Director

    Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship Highlights

    Our Curriculum

    Our fellowship curriculum uses a competency-based training framework and is built on the well-known Kern’s circular approach

    Clinical Experiences

    Stanford Hospital and Clinics
    Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
    VA Palo Alto Health Care System
    Menlo Park VA
    Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
    Mission Home Hospice
    VITAS Home Hospice and Clinic

    Our Culture

    Learn from our world-class interdisciplinary faculty members and benefit from ongoing mentoring from world-class leaders

    Past to Future: Hear from our Alumni

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    Application Procedure & Deadlines

    Applications for the Stanford Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program are accepted through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).

    Apply on or after June 1, 2020 if you wish to be considered for a fellowship spot beginning July 1, 2021.

    We recognize that the COVID pandemic has imposed travel restrictions on applicants. We will be offering virtual video interviews for the upcoming 2020 interview season.

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    Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program