How to Apply

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ERAS

Program Contact

Dr. Lianne Hirano
Program Director
lhirano@uw.edu

Dr. David Gruenewald
Co-Director
david.gruenewald@va.gov

Dr. Paula McPoland
Co-Director,
Pediatric Palliative Fellowship Track
Paula.McPoland@seattlechildrens.org

Jeanine Hughes
Program Administrator
gerhpm@uw.edu

All applications are processed through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). Your ERAS application must include:

Completed ERAS application form
Curriculum Vitae
Medical School Transcript
Medical Student Performance Evaluation
Personal statement addressing career goals
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3 letters of recommendation including one from your Residency Program Director. (If you completed residency training over one year ago, please include one from your medical director and two from colleagues familiar with your clinical work.)
USMLE or COMLEX transcripts
ECFMG Status Report (if applicable)

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, starting mid-July. We recommend applying early to increase the likelihood that you will get your first choice of an interview date.

Applicants with a VISA

Applicants who are not US citizens are welcome to apply. Qualified applicants will have completed an ACGME accredited residency prior to the start of fellowship in the following: child neurology, family medicine, pediatrics, internal medicine, physical medicine and rehabilitation, neurology, or radiation oncology; or at least three clinical years in residency program in anesthesiology, emergency medicine obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, radiology, or surgery.

For more information, please see the UW Graduate Medical Education Visa Policy.

Interviews and correspondence

Palliative Medicine Fellowship applicant interviews occur during September and October and are filled on a rolling basis. All interview correspondence, including interview invitation will be conducted through Thalamus for the Adult Track and through direct correspondence with our pediatric program coordinator for the Pediatric Track.

Applicants meet with members of our faculty and have an opportunity to interact with current fellows. We do our best to have applicants meet with faculty with which they share clinical, research, and/or education interests. If there is a particular faculty member you would like to meet, please let us know.

In our efforts to address equity, diversity, and inclusion through recruitment practices, we conduct ALL interviews virtually. We believe this reduces candidates’ stress and costs, makes interviews accessible and equitable, and reduces the environmental impact.

Interviews will be conducted through the Zoom platform.