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Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Multidisciplinary)

Fellowship · La Crosse, WI

Sponsored by Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation · Director Larry Skendzel

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Class size
1
Visas
J-1
PGY-4 salary
$81k2026 to 2027

Red flags

  • Seats left open in the Match. In 1 of the last 3 Matches, too few applicants ranked it to fill its seats.
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Getting in

The Match, seats filled

20241/1
20250/1
20261/1

How it chooses

  • Applicants are reviewed holistically, and applications come only through ERAS. The program prefers applicants who signal interest in it but also considers those who do not.

Where its fellows trained

  • University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center

Training

3 training sites. Most graduates on record went on to pediatric critical care medicine.

Months at each site

  • Gundersen Clinic Ltd9 mo
  • Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center5 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship1

Where graduates work now

  • Allina Health1
  • Essentia Health - St Mary's Medical Center1
  • Family Healthservices Minnesota, P.a. Dba Entira Family Clinics1
  • Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center1
  • Sanford Health of Northern Minnesota1
  • University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix1

Research

30 papers by its people, 1,355 citations

  • Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
  • Disaster Response and Management
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Blood groups and transfusion
  • Empathy and Medical Education

People

Leadership

  • Larry SkendzelProgram Director

Find someone

Faculty, fellows, graduates and the people fellows publish with.

More programs at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation

ProgramPositions
  • Family MedicinePositions: 18

Place

Summers reach 85°, winters fall to 11°. About 44 inches of snow a year.

Weather by month

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Commute

87k people live within 20 minutes of Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $900 a month within 10 miles of Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center.

Hazards

  • Cold waves
  • Hail
  • LNDS
  • Heat waves