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University of Minnesota Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Multidisciplinary)

Fellowship · Minneapolis, MN

Sponsored by University of Minnesota · Director Annette Nijjar

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Class size
5
Visas
J-1
PGY-4 salary
$79k2026 to 2027

Red flags

  • Seats left open in the Match. In 1 of the last 5 Matches, too few applicants ranked it to fill its seats.
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Getting in

The Match, seats filled

20223/3
20235/5
20245/5
20255/5
20264/5

How it chooses

  • They must have finished an ACGME-accredited residency, passed USMLE Step 3 or COMLEX, and be able to get an unrestricted Minnesota medical license and DEA registration.

Who started, by class

Started 20261 on record of 5 seats
  • Paul SeralyUniversity of Kansas School of Medicine (Wichita)
Started 20252 on record of 5 seats
  • Alexander BarnettGundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation
  • Susan ScanlonUniversity of Cincinnati
Started 20242 on record of 5 seats · 1 published before starting
  • Melody ShepherdUniversity of Minnesota2 papers
  • Ada BreitenbucherBarrow Neurological Institute at St Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center

Training

7 training sites.

Months at each site

  • University of Minnesota Medical Center2 mo
  • Minneapolis VA Health Care System2 mo
  • Hennepin Healthcare2 mo
  • Regions Hospital2 mo
  • Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota - Minneapolis2 mo
  • Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare0 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Nephrology Fellowship1
  • Surgical Critical Care Fellowship1

Where graduates work now

  • HealthPartners8
  • Fairview Health Services3
  • Hennepin Healthcare3
  • Park Nicollet Clinic3
  • University of Minnesota3
  • Centracare Paynesville1

Research

14% of current fellows have a paper since 2023

1 of 7, 3 papers between them

  • Innovations in Medical Education
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • Frailty in Older Adults

People

Leadership

  • Annette NijjarProgram Director
  • Adam StermanAssociate Program Director - Pediatrics
  • Colin TurnerAssociate Program Director
  • Allison JeffreyRotation Director, UMMC Inpatient Consultative Palliative Care Service

Find someone

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

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Place

Summers reach 85°, winters fall to 9°. About 22 inches of snow a year.

Weather by month

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Commute

1.2M people live within 20 minutes of University of Minnesota Medical Center by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $1,400 a month within 10 miles of University of Minnesota Medical Center.

Hazards

  • Cold waves
  • Hail
  • Tornadoes
  • Strong wind