Table 3 Palliative care fellowship match data on available positions.

From: Demographic variations and temporal trends in hospice and palliative care fellowship matches in the United States

Year

Total number of applicants

Total number of positions

2016

259

280

2017

333

299

2018

339

319

2019

342

355

2020

343

381

2021

415

409

2022

428

430

2023

463

458

2024

454

451

Tau

0.94

0.94

p-value

 < 0.001

 < 0.001