The Dartmouth Cancer Center Hematology Oncology Advanced Practice Provider Fellowship program is an intensive 12-month training program focused on preparing you for a successful career as a HemOnc generalist with opportunity for some subspecialty. Fellows will be integrated into the Advanced Practice Provider team and work alongside other APPs and Attendings.  

Clinical experiences will take place at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC), a quaternary care facility with air and ground transport services that care for Northern New England’s most critically ill patients. Upon completion of the program, you will be equipped with the following skills:

• Comprehensive Health Assessment: The ability to perform advanced physical examinations, order diagnostic tests, and interpret results to identify symptoms of cancer or treatment complications
• Treatment Plan Implementation: In collaboration with oncologists, you will develop and manage treatment plans, which can include chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapies, and radiation therapy.
• Chemotherapy Management: This includes ordering and administering chemotherapy regimens, as well as managing associated side effects like nausea, fatigue, and neutropenia.
• Symptom and Toxicity Management: Expertise in managing common and complex side effects of cancer and its treatment, such as neuropathy, mucositis, and cancer-related fatigue.

The goal of the program is to help you grow and develop the acute and long-range medical and critical thinking skills required to build a successful career in Hematology and Oncology.

Curriculum:

Each month you will be paired with an Advanced Practice Provider for a clinical rotation with a subspecialty group, including one month at one of our satellite clinics to gain exposure to the role of a generalist provider in oncology. Your final two months you will have the opportunity to tailor your clinical curriculum to your chosen sub-specialty. Following each rotation there will a competency test and the opportunity for bidirectional feedback.

All offers are contingent on the successful completion of the standard DHMC pre-employment criminal background check, health screening, and clinical credentialing process before matriculation. 

How to Apply:

Applications are due by December 18^th, 2025.

Applications must include the following:

• A current, up-to-date copy of your CV/resume (including school name and GPA). All work and education entries must include dates in a MM/YY format.
• A brief personal statement describing your interest in pursuing a career in Hematology and Oncology  (500-1,000 words)
• Two letters of reference on letterhead
• Letters can be addressed to the Hematology and Oncology team
• If you are currently enrolled in a PA or NP program, one reference must be from your Program or Medical Director

Note: All materials must be received in order to be considered for an initial virtual interview.

The anticipated start date is July 1, 2026.

Website:

Additional details about the program, curriculum, schedule, and application process can be found at:

https://www.dartmouth-hitchcock.org/pa-residency/ctpa-curriculum

About Us:

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, the academic medical center for the Dartmouth Health system, is home to a breadth of clinical specialties, clinics, programs, facilities, and leading-edge research initiatives. As a source of hope and healing for our region, we are committed to delivering world-class care to everyone who enters our doors through a personalized approach that ensures every patient, family, and staff member is heard and respected.

DHMC’s clinical excellence is exemplified by our expertise across a broad range of specialties and sub-specialties, and a growing body of clinical research that translates into superlative patient care and positive outcomes. Our highly collaborative culture engages physician-researchers across the Medical Center, who integrate their research activities with a holistic care model that engages families in every aspect of diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. As an organization with deep roots in the Upper Valley community, we work to promote better health and health equity for all through a combination of support services, community partnerships, and population health programs that reflect the unique demographics and spirit of our region.

On our Lebanon campus—and in our work throughout the Dartmouth Health system—we make a solemn promise to advocate for our patients, promote effective collaboration among our colleagues, advance healthcare delivery through groundbreaking research, and help those we serve to lead brighter and healthier lives.

Dartmouth Health is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.

• Graduate of an accredited Master's Degree Physician Assistant Program or an Advanced Practice Nursing program
• Must have an active national certification as a PA or NP (specify if it should be AGACNP, or other certification)
• Ability to obtain/maintain PA/APRN licensure in New Hampshire prior to program start date
• Eligible to obtain Federal DEA Registration
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