Fellowship directory

The fellowship at the University of Kansas Medical Center is a combination of invaluable clinical experience, teaching and research opportunities.  Our hospital is a tertiary medical center, Level 1 Trauma Center and the largest hospital in the Kansas City metropolitan area.  We have very busy regional anesthesia and acute pain services with a diverse patient population. 

Our fellows will become experts in the placement and management of a wide variety of peripheral nerve blocks, continuous nerve block catheters and thoracic epidurals.  They gain experience with the management of complex patients with acute pain through regional and neuraxial techniques as well as multimodal analgesia including low-dose ketamine and lidocaine infusions.  Our fellows also become autonomous and learn how to lead regional and acute pain services.  Additionally, they learn from a talented faculty pool of nationally-recognized speakers, book authors and fellowship-trained experts. Our fellows participate in a variety of educational activities including journal clubs, case conference, the ASRA Spring meeting, a cadaver lab workshop, a regional ultrasound workshop with neighboring academic institutions and a research project.  Quality improvement projects are encouraged as well.   Mock oral board and OSCE training by faculty including ABA board examiners is also offered to our fellows.  Furthermore, our fellows are instrumental in teaching residents and medical students while they rotate on the Regional and Acute Pain services.

After the first three months of fellowship, our fellows will work part-time (50%) as clinical instructor-level faculty.  This is a beneficial opportunity for our fellows to evolve into competent Consultant Anesthesiologists as well as Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine specialists.  Accordingly, compensation and benefits are competitive. 

This program participates in the SF Match process. 

This is a Regional Anesthesiology fellowship which consists of being involved in the planning, consultation and performance of regional anesthesia and analgesia both at our tertiary hospital, University Hospital, as well as our ambulatory surgical centers.  Regarding fellowship learning and duties, one third of the time will be spent at the ambulatory surgery center, while the remaining two thirds of fellowship duties will be at the University Hospital.  Additionally, the fellows will have 40% faculty roles where they will work in our operating rooms as well as our labor and delivery floor, and later in the fellowship will also take faculty call for which there is compensation.

This program uses the common application. Submit the completed application directly to the individual Fellowship Program.

Apply here

Duration of Fellowship: One year

Core Related Specialty: Anesthesiology

Fellowship in The Match®? Yes

Application Deadline: Per Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS®)/National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®)

Number of Positions Available: 5

Salary: $57,564

All applications to this program are to be submitted through the Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS®).
Apply here. 

Applicant Interview Timeframe: July-August (may take place until positions are filled)

Fifth fellowship position is currently an off cycle position.

Sponsored J1 visas are offered for international applicants.

Still accepting applications for one position in the 2018-19 class.

• Applicants must have US medical license with completion of anesthesiology residency in U.S. or Canada
• The fellow functions in close relationship with our ACGME-accredited residency in anesthesiology which includes specific rotations in regional anesthesia and acute pain management
• There is no ACGME designation or certification for regional anesthesia fellowships to date
• The fellowship stipend would be supported in part by the fellow's activity as a junior faculty anesthesiologist, 2.5 day per week, in the Inpatient OR at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
• The fellow will be required to have a PA medical and DEA license to practice in the hospital

This program uses the common application. Submit the completed application directly to the individual Fellowship Program.

Apply here

The Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management of the University Health Network and the University of Toronto offers a 12-month fellowship training program in Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management at the Toronto Western Hospital. Our training program aims to confer both the clinical proficiency and academic knowledge that a consultant regional anesthesiologist in modern anesthetic practice requires.

A total of 4 fellowship places are offered each year, beginning in July. Applications should be made at least 18 months in advance, and shortlisted candidates should be prepared to travel to Toronto for a site visit and interview. Final selection decisions are generally made 1 year in advance of the start date.

Clinical Experience

The Toronto Western Hospital performs approximately 3,000 regional anesthesia procedures each year. These are organized around a block room model.

Fellows will gain both organizational skills related to regional anesthesia as well as technical expertise in a variety of peripheral nerve block techniques performed for orthopedics, plastics, and general surgery. Under the direct supervision of an attending regional anesthesiologist, fellows will learn to perform interscalene, supraclavicular, infraclavicular, and axillary brachial plexus blocks, as well as distal forearm blocks of individual nerves. Lower extremity blocks routinely performed at our institution include femoral, sciatic, popliteal, and ankle blocks. Fellows will also gain expertise in continuous catheter perineural infusion techniques for both the upper and lower extremities, as well as neuraxial blocks. Fellows will master the fundamental skills of ultrasound –guided intervention, which will allow them to apply it to virtually any procedure. 

Fellows will also participate in the Acute Pain Service rotation and non-regional anesthesia cases during the training year. The Acute Pain Service manages approximately 2,000 patients per year including some referrals with challenging chronic and cancer pain.

On non-regional days and on call, fellows will have clinical exposure to the other surgical specialties at Toronto Western Hospital, which include neurosurgery, major spine surgery, general surgery, bariatric surgery, urology, and interventional radiology.

Research Experience

Regional anesthesia fellows will be allocated to spend 20% of their time in research and educational activities. There is a strong academic focus at Toronto Western Hospital, and fellows are expected to demonstrate commitment to academic work. Under direct staff supervision, regional anesthesia fellows are expected to initiate at least one research project and prepare at least one research protocol during the training year. There is ample opportunity to participate in research projects already underway in various stages from data collection to manuscript preparation, as well as to assist in the authorship of monographs and book chapters. Fellows are expected to present their research at national and international meetings as well as publish their work in high-impact journals. Our current areas of research include ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve blockade and neuraxial blockade, education and training in ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia, complications of regional anesthesia, outpatient pain management techniques, and anesthetic applications of diagnostic ultrasound.

Education

Regular Regional rounds are held at the departmental level throughout the year which will include journal discussions, case discussions, and didactic presentations. Fellows are expected to participate in these rounds to gain experience in presentation and teaching. The group conducts several regional anesthesia workshops throughout the year in which fellows are expected to participate, first as attendees, and then as faculty.

Teaching Experience

Fellows are expected to assume a teaching role and instruct both junior and senior residents in regional anesthesia techniques. Fellows will also have opportunities to further develop teaching skills as faculty at many of the educational initiatives offered by our Department of Anesthesia, including our quarterly Hands-On Ultrasound for Regional Anesthesia Workshops, the annual Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Conference, and bi-annual International Symposium on Ultrasound in Regional Anesthesia in Pain Medicine.

Candidates must have completed specialty training by the time of commencement of fellowship, to a level equivalent to Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada certification. 

ACGME approved fellowship: There is presently no sub-specialty certification 

Fellowships commence on July 1st of each year. Applications are due at least 18 months in advance of the start date. The application must include a letter of intent (stating the desired start date, and describing personal goals in undertaking the fellowship as well as future career objectives), curriculum vitae, and three letters of recommendation. 

Applications are reviewed in January-March of the preceding year, and shortlisted candidates will be invited for interview. Candidates are strongly encouraged to visit the department prior to the interview if possible. Successful candidates will be notified at least 12 months in advance of the commencement date. Applications received less than 15 months before the desired start date can only be considered in the event that unexpected openings occur in the program. 

kijinn.chin@uhn.ca

The Fellowship in Regional Anesthesia at Tulane University is a 12-month program that provides the opportunity to gain clinical expertise in a wide range of peripheral and neuraxial blocks. There is a focus on ultrasound-guided techniques. The Departments of Sports Medicine and Orthopedics are among the busiest clinical services provided at Tulane, and we provide inpatient and outpatient continuous peripheral nerve blocks for a majority of those surgical patients. Our Regional Fellows perform an average of over 400 procedures (mostly continuous catheters), and supervise residents for many more. There is an emphasis on clinical experience and teaching, as well as an expectation to engage in scholarly activities and research.

 The fellowship is a non-ACGME accredited program, thus allowing the fellow to be given a Tulane University School of Medicine academic appointment at the Instructor level.  Fellows spend 50% of their time performing procedures and supervising residents in the block area (with no concurrent clinical responsibilities), and the other 50% of their time is spent as an Anesthesiology faculty member supervising CRNAs and/or residents in a wide variety of surgical cases.

This program uses the common application. Submit the completed application directly to the individual Fellowship Program.

Apply here

We are pleased to offer a fellowship in Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine. Our fellowship offers an opportunity to gain practical guidance in peri-operative pain management and regional anesthetic techniques. There is both a clinical and academic component, as well as areas of scholarly activity. Fellows will gain mastery of ultrasound guidance in peripheral blockade, peripheral nerve catheter techniques, thoracic epidurals, and acute pain service management skills. In addition, our fellows have the unique opportunity to work as attending staff physicians for 1-2 days/week, with the added benefit of additional income if needed. Our fellows will also have the opportunity to participate in resident supervision and didactic education. Upon completion, our fellows are experts in regional anesthesia and will further their careers in either an academic or private practice setting.

Please refer to our website for more information about our program.

This program uses the common application. Submit the completed application directly to the individual Fellowship Program.

Apply here

We are accepting applications for the 2024-2025 academic year beginning December 2022.
Application Deadline: January 13, 2023
Interview Dates: February 6-8, 2023

We invite applications for our ACGME-accredited fellowship program in Pain Medicine. The fellowship program consists of a comprehensive outpatient pain practice along with an inpatient consult service. The program is set up according to ACGME guidelines, with rotational experience in neurology and psychiatry, and core fellowship training in clinic and interventional-based chronic pain. The acute pain requirement is met by providing in-patient pain consultation services at Santa Monica-UCLA Orthopedic Hospital and Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Our goal is to provide a well-rounded experience which will prepare our fellows for the pain medicine board exam, and more importantly, for future practice.

Please refer to our website for more information about our program.

All applications to this program are to be submitted through the Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS®).
Apply here

We are accepting applications for the 2024-2025 academic year through ERAS® beginning November 2022.

We currently do not participate in the National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®).

Application Submission Period: November through April

Interviews: February through May

Please visit: http://www.wrnmmc.capmed.mil/ResearchEducation/GME/SitePages/Programs.aspx

Special Requirements:  Must be commissioned into the US Military.

Please email Dr. Harold Gelfand - harold.j.gelfand.mil@mail.mil , or visit http://www.wrnmmc.capmed.mil/ResearchEducation/GME/SitePages/Programs.aspx

Contact person: Harold J. Gelfand, MD, FASA, Fellowship Director 
Email: harold.j.gelfand.mil@mail.mil  
Phone: (301) 400-2120

Duration of Fellowship: One year

Core Related Specialty: Anesthesiology

Fellowship in The Match®? No

Application Deadline: March 15

Number of Positions Available: 2

Salary: Approximately $59,000

Description

Our pain management fellowship is an American Board of Anesthesiology-approved training program. Our curriculum offers a wide exposure to acute, cancer, and chronic pain.

Please email the training program administrator (TPA). The TPA will send the applicant a universal application and the information needed to apply. You can find their contact information here: http://medicine.buffalo.edu/departments/anesthesiology/education/fellowships/pain-management.html

Applicant Interview Timeframe: March

Sponsored visas are offered for international applicants.

We are proud and thrilled to offer a new, ACGME accredited, multidisciplinary pain fellowship at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is the leading tertiary referral center for the state and provide care to a diverse and complex patient population in the state and surrounding regions.

The fellowship year is divided between UAMS with Dr. Heejung Choi, Dr. Johnathan Goree, Dr. Christopher Paul, and John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital with Dr. David Culver, who is board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation as well as pain medicine. This is a truly multidisciplinary program with a unique neurological surgery rotation with Dr. Erika Petersen, who is a national leader in functional and restorative neurosurgery. There is also focus on addiction medicine with Dr. Ravi Nahata, who is the director of addiction psychiatry fellowship program.

We also have special educational initiatives including Arkansas Pain Symposium, Distinguished Lecture Series in Pain Medicine, hands-on cadaver lab training, monthly journal club sessions as well as weekly lecture series to cover core pain medicine topics. The division of chronic pain also has multiple investigator-initiated and industry supported research projects that will lead to presentations and manuscripts through motivated fellows.

Application requirements

• Current Curriculum Vitae including contact information (ERAS format preferred. You may send us a PDF of ERAS application)
• 1-page Personal Statement, describing your interest in the Pain Medicine Fellowship and your plans after fellowship
• 3 Letters of Recommendation (1 letter from program director preferred)
• Medical School Transcript (originals from school)
• Medical School Performance Evaluation (in English)
• USMLE I, II, III scores and/or COMPLEX scores
• Photograph (passport type)
• If applicable, a copy of ECFMG certificate and a copy of immigration status visa
• Last two years of In-Training Examination scores (preferred)
• Last two years of Self-Assessment Examination (SAE) summary for physical medicine and rehabilitation applicants (preferred)

The University of British Columbia offers a 12-month fellowship in regional anesthesia and acute pain medicine based at St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver BC, Canada.  St. Paul’s Hospital features a busy block room associated with the main operating rooms which is staffed daily with a dedicated Anesthesiologist and an Anesthesia Assistant.  In addition, our facility operates a high-volume outpatient operating room area where extremity surgeries are performed solely under regional anesthesia techniques.  As of 2020 we have launched a third block room at our sister community hospital (Mount St. Joseph’s Hospital) where we provide regional anesthesia for predominantly breast surgery (paravertebral blocks and interfascial plane / truncal blocks) as well as a variety of other ambulatory plastic surgery and general surgery cases.  Between our three block areas, approximately 3,500 regional anesthesia techniques are performed annually.

Our practice includes a diverse mix of ultrasound guided upper and lower extremity nerve blocks, continuous perineurial catheter insertions, ambulatory “home” perineural catheter analgesia, truncal blocks, regional anesthesia for cardiac surgery, and neuraxial techniques.  The regional anesthesia fellow will gain ample experience in the performance of these techniques, and progress to the teaching and supervision of anesthesia residents during their regional anesthesia rotations.  Fellows will also participate in acute pain service rounds one week out of six, longitudinally throughout their fellowship year.  The acute pain service week will require on-call availability, but on-call is taken from home with most issues resolved over the phone.  In addition to the clinical experience, fellows will gain considerable experience in block room management, patient flow through the block area, and organization of anesthesia assistants and resident learners in a busy block room environment.

Research or a quality improvement/quality assurance project is mandatory, and fellows are expected to complete a project over the course of their fellowship year.  20% of time (1 day per week) is protected for research and other academic endeavors.  Fellows will provide anesthetic care in the main operating rooms one to two days per week, across all surgical services offered at St. Paul’s Hospital - with the exception of cardiac surgery rooms.

Teaching opportunities are plentiful and fellows will expand their clinical teaching skills over the course of the year.  Fellows are expected to present departmental rounds and lead a regional anesthesia focused journal club discussion once during their fellowship.  There are frequent opportunities to teach regional anesthesia skills to resident learners, and fellows may be invited to instruct ultrasound techniques at the annual Whistler Anesthesiology Summit, depending on the workshops offered that year.

Electronic submission is preferred. Candidates should have completed a Canadian residency and be FRCPC certified or eligible at the time of application. FRCA, ABA, and FANZCA candidates are also eligible to apply.  Please submit a curriculum vitae, letter of intent, and three letters of reference at the email provided below - it is preferred if letters of reference are sent directly from referees, in PDF format.  

Electronic submission is preferred. Candidates should have completed a Canadian residency and be FRCPC certified or eligible at the time of application. FRCA, FACP, and FANZCA candidates may be considered in select cases. Please submit a curriculum vitae, letter of intent, and three letters of reference. Interviews may be conducted in person or over the phone.

The goal of this fellowship is for the advanced learner to acquire expertise in regional anesthesia and acute pain medicine.  Additional opportunities for perioperative ultrasound are also available.  Unique to our program is an elective rotation where different regional anesthesia, pain management, and/or point of care ultrasound experiences can be explored in other clinical settings.  Potential elective options would include time with the SHC Transitional Pain Service, Simulation, Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS), Global Health Regional Anesthesia, Pediatric Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain medicine (Alberta Children’s Hospital), or a Regional Anesthesia elective rotation at another major Canadian center. 

The fellow will be required to provide anesthetic care independently for a variety of operating room assignments, as well as contribute to the department’s academic mission through involvement in research and teaching. On-call service is required.  More details of the program can be found in the University of Calgary Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine Fellowship Manual on our website.

An application requires the following:

• Letter of intent
• Current Curriculum Vitae
• Three letters of reference

Applications should be e-mailed to: anesthesia.fellowships@albertahealthservices.ca

Application Requirements:
Applicants must be a qualified MD or equivalent, with specialist certification in Anesthesia (i.e. FRCPC), and be eligible for licensure in the Province of Alberta for independent practice.  The physician is responsible for purchasing health and insurance benefits, if not Canadian or a Permanent Resident of Canada.  All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and Permanent Residents will be given priority.  All applicants must read, write and speak English.

Comprehensive curriculum incorporating advanced regional anesthesia techniques, such as continuous perineural infusion and ultrasound-guidance, multimodal acute pain management strategies, global health, and clinical/translational research.

Fellowship includes one day/week providing solo anesthesia or supervising residents/CRNAs in the operating room (augments salary). There is no in-house regional anesthesia call.

There is also readily available additional in-house attending OR and OB call to significantly augment salary.

$65,000 base salary (2017-2018); depending on how much attending OR/OB call is taken, yearly salaries range from $110,000 to >$200,000

This program uses the common application. Submit the completed application directly to the individual Fellowship Program.

Apply here

• UC Davis Medical Center is 625-bed acute-care teaching hospital and level I trauma center. UC Davis admits more than 30,000 patients per year and handles nearly 1 million visits.
• 6 Pain Medicine Fellows; Start date August 1 
• Comprehensive education and training in pain medicine through mentorship, research and clinical care.
• 8 Interventional Pain Attendings, 2 Pain Psychology Specialists, 2 Pain Pharmacists, 2 Acupuncturists, and 2 Private Practice Adjunct Faculty
• Approximately 25 weeks of procedures with neuromodulation exposure including DRG, SCS, and PNS. Robust ultrasound exposure with procedures at 3 clinical sites including prolotherapy, large joint injections, and nerve blocks.
• Cancer pain exposure including regular rotations at the UCD Cancer Center and intrathecal pump implantation and management.
• Ongoing active IRB research including neuromodulation patient selection, virtual reality applications, ultrasound imaging for estimating epidural depth, and low back pain PET imaging.

The University of California, Davis Medical Center (UCDMC) offers an accredited 12-month Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine fellowship in Sacramento, California.  The fellowship will train the candidate to become an expert in regional anesthesia including the use of ultrasound guidance as well as the management of perioperative pain.  Our acute pain medicine service performs approximately 3,000 peripheral nerve blocks many with ultrasound guidance and catheter placement as well as many neuraxial blocks annually and has a busy and expanding inpatient pain service. 

Fellows will rotate in our main operating room perioperative area, a busy orthopedic focused outpatient surgery center, and the UC Davis Children’s Hospital operating rooms.  The fellow will perform single injection and continuous catheter techniques in the upper extremities, lower extremities, abdominal truncal region, and the posterior thorax.  The fellow will receive education and training in point of care ultrasound (POCUS) by experienced faculty.  The fellow will learn how to manage an acute pain medicine service, become familiar with pediatric regional anesthesia, and treat inpatient chronic pain patients.  To enhance the academic mission, fellows are expected to participate in a research project and will receive dedicated non-clinical days to work on scholarly projects.  There are 11 faculty members on the acute pain medicine service (APS) with substantial regional anesthesia experience and/or fellowship training.  This program offers an excellent training experience that can be tailored to meet your educational goals.

Please submit the ASRA RAPM common application and the following documents to our program coordinator via email

• Current CV with photo
• Copy of medical school diploma and transcript 
• Three original letters of recommendation (one must be from program director)
• Copies of USMLE Step 1, 2 and 3 scores
• ABA BASIC exam and ITE scores

± ECFMG certificate (if applicable)

Application requirements: 

• Completion of ACGME accredited anesthesiology residency
• Valid California medical license required prior to the start of fellowship

Duration of Fellowship: One year

Core Related Specialty: Anesthesiology; Neurology; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; any specialty that can be ABA pain board certified

Fellowship in The Match®? Yes

Application Deadline: Per Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS®)/National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®)

Number of Positions Available: 3

Salary: per institutional guidelines

All applications to this program are to be submitted through the Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS®).
Apply here. 

Applicant Interview Timeframe: May-June

Fellowship starts off cycle on August 1.

Sponsored visas are offered for international applicants.

The Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care at the University of California Irvine School of Medicine is offering four fellowship positions in our expanding Regional Anesthesia & Acute Pain Medicine Fellowship Program for the 2022-2023 academic year.  The Fellowship is designed to provide extensive clinical training and opportunities for scholarly activities as well as teaching residents and medical students in a dynamic, fast paced setting. UCI Medical Center is Orange County’s only academic medical system and Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center.  It is the primary teaching institution for UC Irvine School of Medicine and serves a diverse patient population. Fellows will develop expert knowledge and skills through comprehensive clinical experiences in regional anesthesia and acute pain medicine. Additionally, fellows will obtain appointment as Clinical Instructor at UCI and work in the operating rooms as an attending.

Completion of an ACGME accredited Anesthesiology Residency and California State medical license is required prior to appointment. Candidates must be board-certified or eligible for certification in Anesthesiology.

Applicants should submit the following materials to the Fellowship Coordinator anesthfellowship@hs.uci.edu to be considered for this position:

1. Curriculum Vitae
2. Personal Statement
3. Three letters of recommendation
4. BASIC exam results

A separate statement that addresses past and/or potential contributions to diversity, equity and inclusion should also be included in the application materials. For further details, please refer to our website anesthesiology.uci.edu/education_regionalfellowship.shtml

Duration of Fellowship: One year

Core Related Specialty: Anesthesiology

Fellowship in The Match®? Yes

Application Deadline: Per Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS®)/National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®)

Number of Positions Available: 5

Salary: $70,543 (2021-2022)

Description

Starting in 1993 the UC San Diego Pain Medicine Fellowship has offered specialist training in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic pain syndromes, cancer, and acute pain. Our fellows learn to employ a multidimensional treatment approach that includes physical therapies, pharmacologic agents, psychological therapies, alternative medicine therapies, as well as a broad array of interventional techniques. The program’s multidisciplinary training of pain fellows includes core faculty from anesthesia, PM&R, and neurology. Fellows also receive training from guest lecturers and rotation faculty from psychiatry, psychology, palliative medicine, gynecology, orthopedic surgery, radiology, and physical therapy. We accept fellowship applicants from any discipline that offers ABMS certification in pain medicine, including: anesthesia, physical medicine & rehabilitation, neurology, psychiatry, and others. Clinical training occurs primarily at UC San Diego Health System’s Center for Pain Medicine outpatient and procedures clinics in La Jolla and at San Diego Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) pain clinic and pain procedure suite, also in La Jolla, California. Additionally, fellows consult on inpatients at UC San Diego’s La Jolla and Hillcrest Hospitals. Fellows have rotations in psychiatry, neuroradiology and palliative care. Each fellow receives four weeks of research time in order to concentrate on a project of their choosing. Fellows are paired with a research mentor who works closely with them throughout the 12-month fellowship. Lectures on anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, diagnosis, and management of pain are held weekly and cover a wide range of topics required by the ACGME. Pain medicine grand rounds are also held weekly and include M&M case conferences, multidisciplinary grand rounds with our pain psychologists, palliative care service joint case conferences, journal clubs, radiology rounds, and research forums.  All fellows take a graduate level neuroscience course on mechanisms of pain taught by UC San Diego pain clinical and research faculty.

All applications to this program are to be submitted through the Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS®).
Apply here. 

Applicant Interview Timeframe: June-July

Fellowship starts off cycle on August 1.

One year ACGME accredited fellowship providing advanced regional anesthesia and acute pain medicine training in multiple clinical settings. California state medical license required before starting fellowship.

This program uses the common application. Submit the completed application directly to the individual Fellowship Program.

Please submit application as well as current CV and 3 letters of recommendation.

Apply here

The University of Chicago Multidisciplinary Pain Medicine Program

The dream place for the innovative, enthusiastic, hard working pain fellow.

Who are we:

• 2020 Pain Fellowship of Excellence (AAPM)
• Unique integrative clinical education with rotations (14 weeks) in palliative care, neurology, psychiatry, radiology, PMR, elective
• Forefront of interventional pain medicine introducing novel and innovative techniques yearly to clinical practice
• Unique cancer pain experience with close collaborations with oncology, hematology, and palliative, and unique programs on cementoplasty/kyphoplasty
• Multiple research opportunities and scholarly activities 
• An educational system designed to perfect fellows education
• An extensive and detailed alumni network: The U of C Pain Medicine Family
• Best Colleagues and Mentors one fellow starting out in her/his career can have

We are here for you: manitescu@dacc.uchicago.edu; delmofty@dacc.uchicago.edu

The University of Cincinnati’s Department of Anesthesiology proudly offers a one-year, ACGME-accredited fellowship in regional anesthesia and acute pain medicine. Our program is designed to ensure optimal patient care while providing trainees the opportunity to develop their technical skills and enhance their expertise as a perioperative pain physician.

The fellow will become proficient in providing comprehensive perioperative pain care for all patients undergoing surgery at UC Health. The regional anesthesia and acute pain fellow will be an integral part of the acute inpatient pain services at University of Cincinnati Medical Center and West Chester Hospital. The fellow will be expected to perform a high volume and variety of regional anesthetic techniques. Their training will include all aspects of perioperative pain control, including multimodal, non-opioid options available to patients throughout their perioperative course. Being at a major academic center, the fellow will have the opportunity to participate in scholarly activities, including research studies, quality improvement projects, academic presentations, and trainee education.

Fellows will rotate at a variety of sites that provide a robust and diverse experience. The fellow will work at high volume surgery centers, becoming proficient at perioperative regional procedures and ambulatory anesthesia. They will spend time on the inpatient pain service at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, a level 1 trauma center, where they will become experts in perioperative pain control for all surgeries and patient populations. Their time at West Chester Hospital will give them a chance to provide excellent perioperative pain care in a suburban, community hospital setting. A rotation at Cincinnati Children’s Medical Center, a perennially top rated pediatric hospital, will give each fellow valuable insight and training in pediatric regional anesthesia and acute pain medicine. The fellow will rotate with the UC Health pain management clinic to learn chronic pain medicine and its significant overlap with acute pain medicine.  

Upon graduation, the fellow will be an expert in the field of regional anesthesia and acute pain medicine. Trainees will be equipped to use their knowledge and skills to provide optimal perioperative pain care for all their patients in both private practice and academic settings.

To provide more consistency and predictability to the Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Fellowship application process, the University of Cincinnati fellowship program participates in a common application and match process for recruitment of future fellows. This matching process, provided by SF match, will allow fellowship applicants an opportunity to visit and evaluate various training programs systematically over a large window of time. This resulting match system will provide equity in the recruitment process, create a flexible and comprehensive interview process, and is beneficial to both applicants and programs. Applicants to our fellowship program should register with and apply through the SF Match website below. SF Match will be the central site involved in processing our applications, accepting applicant and program rank lists, and running and publishing the match results.

Apply here

Duration of Fellowship: One year

Core Related Specialty: Anesthesiology

Fellowship in The Match®? Yes

Application Deadline: Per Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS®)/National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®):
May 31

Number of Positions Available: 3

Salary: $68,000

Description

Chronic pain fellowship with exposure to both private and hospital patients.

National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®)
Apply here. 

Applicant Interview Timeframe: June-August

The non-ACGME approved Regional Anesthesiology Fellowship program at the University of Colorado Denver is a teaching, clinical, and research-oriented program for candidates who want to be experts in the field of Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Management. The University of Colorado Hospital is a large tertiary center with a wide array of patient populations. Our fellows will become experts in the placement of peripheral nerve blocks, nerve block catheters, and thoracic and lumbar epidurals. In addition, they will gain experience managing both surgical and non-surgical pain syndromes in complex patients using regional techniques, multimodal analgesia, ketamine infusions and non-pharmacologic modalities. They will be heavily involved in clinical and didactic teaching of the residents and medical students rotating on service, including Journal Club, APS Anatomy Lab, and formal lectures. We also expect fellows to participate in ongoing research activities, development of ERAS pain protocols and quality improvement projects during their protected educational time.

Fellows are also part-time instructor-level faculty (40%) and are eligible for moonlighting opportunities. Our fellowship is congruent with the proposed ACGME guidelines, although we do not anticipate this being an ACGME-approved fellowship for the referenced academic year. All applicants must be eligible for an unlimited medical license through the Colorado Medical Board and be able to practice as a board-eligible/board-certified anesthesiologist. Applicants who are not U.S. citizens must be legally able to work in the U.S. or eligible to obtain authorization to work. J1 visas do not meet this requirement for non-GME training programs.

This program participates in the San Francisco Match. Submit the completed application directly to the individual Fellowship Program via the SF Match website.

Duration of Fellowship: One year

Core Related Specialty: Anesthesiology; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Fellowship in The Match®? Yes

Application Deadline: Per Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS®)/National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®)

Number of Positions Available: 3

Salary: Set by GME every year. Information on current stipends can be found here: https://medschool.cuanschutz.edu/graduate-medical-education/CUGME-benefits/stipends

Description

The University of Colorado Pain Medicine Fellowship accepts 3 fellows each year: 1 anesthesia track, 1 PM&R track, and 1 pediatric pain track. This fellowship is a multidisciplinary fellowship that is housed under the department of physical medicine & rehabilitation with faculty from other specialties including anesthesiology, palliative care, psychology/psychiatry, addiction medicine, neurology, and radiology.

All applications to this program are to be submitted through the Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS®) – December cycle.
Apply here. 

Applicant Interview Timeframe: Traditionally May-June

Fellowship starts off cycle on August 1.

Sponsored visas are considered for international applicants on a case-by-case basis.