Program Overview
Curriculum & Coursework
How to Apply
Online Application
The program receives applications solely through the Electronic Application Service (ERAS) provided by the Association of American Medical Colleges.
Application Fee
Transcripts
Admissions Requirements
We require the following:
- C.V. (curriculum vitae)
- Personal Statements
- Three letters of reference
- Dean's Letter
- Medical School Transcript
- USMLE/COMLEX scores: No minimum score criteria, but we require all applicants to pass each exam within the first two attempts, except the Clinical Skills(CS) portion of Step 2, which must be passed on the first attempt.
- Graduate of an Accredited Program: Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Anesthesiology, Neurology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Physical Medicine and Rehab, Psychiatry, Radiation Oncology and Surgery
All of these can be transmitted through ERAS. Your medical school must be on the list of schools whose graduates have demonstrated substantial equivalence of their education approved by the Texas Medical Board. Additionally, it is required that all applicants meet the Texas Medical Board licensing requirements prior to acceptance. Our university sponsors J-1 visas only.
Once we receive your completed ERAS application, we will contact you to set an interview date. Our deadline for application is November 1. Exceptions may apply.
If you are an international medical graduate (IMG), contact the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) for application materials and requirements. All IMG's must be ECFMG certified.
Additional Resources
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- $72,532.92 yearly salary
- Health, Vision and Dental Insurance for fellow (options available to include spouse and/or family)
- Disability, Malpractice & Workers' Compensation Insurance for Fellow
- Name-embroidered lab coat
- 20 days of paid vacation
- $1,250 moving stipend if applicable, upon entrance to the Fellowship
- Five days and $1,000 for approved CME courses
- ACLS re-certification tuition provided
- American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) Annual membership
- Meal card for use in the hospital cafeteria
- Parking spaces provided for fellows in UMC hospital parking lot
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- University Medical Center
- Covenant Medical Center
- Hospice of Lubbock
- Hospice of the South Plains
Contact Us
Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship Lubbock
We're here to help. Contact us if you have questions.
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Address
3601 4th Street
Lubbock, TX 79430
United States
- Phone (806) 743-0000
- Email Mauren.M.Lopez@ttuhsc.edu
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Hours
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday to Friday