Fellowship · via Internal Medicine

Hospice / Palliative Medicine

Terminal subspecialty. Apply during or after Internal Medicine residency.

What this specialty is

Palliative care physicians manage symptoms (pain, nausea, dyspnea), facilitate goals-of-care conversations, and lead end-of-life care. Practice in hospital consult teams, hospice, and outpatient palliative clinics. Communication-heavy work; can be entered from IM, FM, EM, Anesthesia, Peds, Psych, Surgery.

Lifestyle & practice

Hours 40 to 55, predictable. Compensation $230k to $280k. Very high job satisfaction reported.

Quick facts

Fellowship length: 1 year
Median comp: $240k to $280k

Resources to learn more

High-signal external links curated for residents and applicants.

AAHPM ↗
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine.

197

programs

478

positions / cycle

650

applicants / cycle

Simulated match rates· 2026 cycle

IM grad78%(target 78%)
Other55%(target 55%)

Data source

NRMP SMS Program Results. Per-program quota + filled history extracted from NRMP Specialties Matching Service program-results PDFs (2020–2026).

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