Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship (Pediatric)

Overview

One-year pediatric HPM fellowship with the Palliative Care Team (PaCT), which consulted on over 300 new pediatric patients in 2025 and provides prenatal palliative care.

The programme

Training type

Clinical Fellowship

Duration

1 year

Start

July 2027 (NRMP Medicine and Pediatric Specialties Match July 2027 appointments)

Positions

Not stated on official page

Accreditation

Not stated on official page

Department

Palliative Care Team (PaCT)

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility

Institution policyLCME/AOA graduate, Fifth Pathway, or international graduate with valid ECFMG certificate; above PGY-1 must have passed USMLE/COMLEX Step 3 and completed prior PGY levels

International applicants

Institution policyYes - graduates of non-US/Canadian schools need a current ECFMG certificate; non-US citizens generally need ECFMG J-1 sponsorship

Visa support

Institution policyprimarily J-1 sponsored by ECFMG; H-1B sponsored in some cases; F-1 OPT accepted; Canadian graduates of LCME schools train on TN status

Licence requirement

Institution policymust be licensed to practise medicine in Missouri and/or Kansas as required by Children's Mercy; trainees at PGY-3 and above must pass USMLE/COMLEX Step 3 before starting

How to apply

Deadline

Not stated on official page

Application method

ERAS; NRMP Medical Specialties Match

Funding

Funding

Institution policy2026-27 salaries: PGY-4 $83,720, PGY-5 $84,657.60, PGY-6 $86,842.60, PGY-7 $90,043.20, PGY-8 $92,809.60; no-premium health/dental insurance, educational stipend $1,500-$2,250

Official sources