Fellowship directory

Duration of Fellowship: One year

Core Related Specialty: 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: 6

Salary: $70,000

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Description

The Montefiore Medical Center Department of PMR Pain Medicine Fellowship is the largest ACGME-accredited PMR pain program in the country. We are the main medical provider in a community of over 3 million. Our mission is to decrease pain and improve function in our community using responsible pharmacological mindedness, sound clinical judgement, and good science with an integration of the newest interventional techniques. Incepted in the 2011-2012 academic year, we have graduated 36 fellows to date. The pain fellowship program is a 1-year (12 month) program that trains fellows in various core competencies as mandated by ACGME. Eligible candidates include residents who come from the fields of PM&R, anesthesiology, neurology, ER, or psychiatry who are board eligible or certified. The educational goal of the program is to prepare the fellows for independent practice of interventional pain management and pain medicine specific core competencies. The fellowship is dedicated to providing our fellows with excellent clinical and didactic education requisite for the practice of pain management. The program also prepares the fellows for future global medical fiscal changes by educating them in the business and administrative aspects of pain medicine. A special focus is given to the personal development of the pain fellow, recognizing that excellent pain medicine specialists require both knowledge and skill in order to deliver the best possible patient care in a caring, respectful manner. We are committed to providing pain fellows the opportunity to excel in academic and clinical pain practice.

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

Applicant Interview Timeframe: Late July-Late August

The Department of Anesthesiology offers a 1-year fellowship in regional anesthesiology and acute pain medicine. This is a clinically focused fellowship in a 1,200-bed academic medical center that performs over 2000 regional anesthetics (single shot and continuous) annually using both ultrasound-guided and traditional techniques. Fellows typically spend 70 percent of their time delivering regional anesthesia and supervising residents and 30 percent conducting clinical research. Applicants must be eligible to hold a New York State License or Limited Permit and are requested to forward their CV, personal statement and two letters of recommendation to Alina Karisova by October 1st for the following academic year.

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: May 1

Number of Positions Available: 4

Salary: $83,706.58

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Description

As a pain management fellow within the department of anesthesiology, you learn interventional, multimodal, and multidisciplinary approaches to managing a wide variety of acute and chronic pain conditions. The fellowship is offered at a busy pain management practice on the West Side of Manhattan. We treat a wide variety of relatively common painful pathologies like radiculopathies and arthropathies to rare conditions such as craniofacial neuralgias and complex regional pain syndromes. You receive extensive training in the following outpatient procedures: epidural steroid injections (interlaminar, transforaminal, caudal), epidural adhesiolysis, medial branch blocks, radiofrequency ablations, joint injections (sacroiliac, hip, knee, shoulder, and hand), trigger point injections, peripheral nerve blocks, craniofacial nerve blocks (trigeminal, occipital, and sphenopalatine), stellate ganglion blocks, lumbar sympathetic blocks, superior hypogastric plexus blocks, ganglion impar blocks, and trials/implantations of spinal cord stimulators, dorsal root ganglion stimulators, and intrathecal pumps. Clinical training occurs at the wellness and pain management outpatient office on 57th Street and at Mount Sinai West and Mount Sinai Morningside.

All applications to this program are to be submitted through the Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS®) following the guidelines of the National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) for final selection of four trainee positions. You can learn more about the matching process on the NRMP® website.
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Applicant Interview Timeframe: June-July

Fellowship starts off cycle on August 1.

Sponsored visas are offered for international applicants.

We are proud to be one of the 9 pioneering regional anesthesia fellowship programs in the United States to receive the very first inaugural ACGME accreditation in 2017.  This represents an ongoing testament to our commitment to academic excellence and leadership development for our fellow. 

Our comprehensive one-year fellowship is structured to graduate innovative academic and clinical leaders in regional anesthesiology with a global perspective on managing perioperative pain.  Our fellow receives vast clinical exposure to neuraxial and peripheral nerve blockade including blocks of the head and neck, upper and lower extremities, and chest and trunk, with nerve-stimulator, ultrasound-guided, and continuous catheter techniques.  Our fellow supervises and performs over 4,000 peripheral nerve blocks annually, with 800 of these blocks involving nerve catheters.  Our 7 expert practicing regional anesthesia faculty along with 6 pain management attendings contribute to a robust clinical service as well as our clinical research and mentoring programs.  Our fellow has two protected non-clinical days a week conducting clinical trials and advancing their supervision and teaching skills.  The fellow has tremendous opportunities to shape biweekly didactic programs and workshops for residents, to lead in the development and establishment of our subspecialty, and to expand our practice into other surgical settings such as pediatric, trauma, perioperative ultrasound use, and international missions.  The regional fellow also represents the department as an integral force participating in numerous departmental and hospital committees to formulate clinical standards and pathways to optimize patient outcomes. 

In addition, academic involvement in major international conferences such as the ASA, PGA, and ASRA, with presentation of abstracts and workshops are strongly encouraged and supported.  Fellow has no attending or call responsibilities.  Moonlighting opportunities available along with overtime pay.  Opportunities to moonlight/take call on weekends at Mount Sinai Affiliate Hospitals.   Our two hospital sites deliver services for the culturally diverse communities of the Upper West Side and West Midtown of Manhattan.  WE offer guaranteed subsidized housing across the street from Mount Sinai West, within walking distance to Lincoln Center, Columbus Circle and Central Park.

We are seeking enthusiastic, vibrant, intelligent, collegial, and compassionate individuals with leadership potentials and unique visions for the future of our subspecialty. 

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

Apply here

 

The NYU Langone Health (NYULH) Regional Anesthesia fellowship is an ACGME-accredited one-year program intended to train physicians to safely and efficiently employ regional anesthesia techniques in their practice. Our goal is to produce excellent clinicians with superior technical skills, an understanding of the current state of knowledge, and the ability to become future teachers, investigators, and leaders in the field.

Clinical training will primarily occur at the NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, a leading center for the treatment of orthopedic disease. There, the fellow, under the guidance of our diverse and dynamic staff, will gain proficiency in providing surgical anesthesia and postoperative analgesia for orthopedic procedures. Fellows will also rotate at our ambulatory orthopedic surgical center, as well as at the NYULH flagship hospital, Tisch Hospital, allowing fellows the opportunity to apply regional anesthesiology to the gamut of surgical specialties, e.g., truncal blocks. NYU Hospital - Brooklyn is a Level 1 Trauma Center.

Didactics include a monthly lecture series on important topics in regional anesthesia, as well as a CME accredited Grand Rounds/Case Conference. Monthly journal clubs are held, and the fellow will have the opportunity to present and supervise the presentations of junior residents.

Involvement in research is strongly encouraged and fellows will have time to either begin an original project under the supervision of a staff anesthesiologist or to participate in an ongoing project. Fellows are also encouraged to participate in academic endeavors, such as book chapters or poster presentations, and may attend one conference of their choice.

Completion of an Accredited Anesthesiology Residency is required.
Must be eligible to hold a New York State Medical License or Limited Permit.  

This program uses SF Match.

Apply here

 

 

The Ochsner Fellowship program in Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine (RAAPM) is a one year program. Our faculty consists of nine RAAPM fellowship trained Anesthesiologists. While we do blocks for Orthopedic surgery cases, we also do them for Thoracic, General, Vascular, and Pediatric cases as well. These blocks include both peripheral and neuraxial, single shot and continuous, for inpatients and outpatients. Fellows have an opportunity to participate in all of these procedures, including our home catheter program.

Additionally, we have a Perioperative Surgical Home program for our total joint Arthroplasty patients. The team consists of one of the RAAPM staff, a resident and a nurse. With our guidance of patients through the perioperative process, we have been able to both reduce length of stay and increase patient satisfaction. The fellows actively participate in this process as well.

We have been ACGME accredited fellowship since the 2019-2020 academic year.  Our fellows spend five days per week with the RAAPM team (4 clinical and 1 academic). Fellows are also expected to participate in an academic project during the fellowship year with the goal of publication and/or presentation at a national conference.  

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: 2

Salary: $65,739.35

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Description

The Ochsner Pain Medicine Fellowship aims is to provide the next generation of pain medicine physicians with exceptional clinical and procedural experience and knowledge. Our fellows will become a consultant in pain management who are able to work with a multidisciplinary team to manage acute and chronic pain patients, including cancer pain, in both the outpatient and inpatient settings. Enhancing communication skills as a team and with patient care (clinical and procedural) is a key component to performance as well. Ochsner Baptist campus is the primary teaching facility offering a one-year multidisciplinary fellowship training. Rotation length and specialty training include 9.5 months of chronic pain medicine rotations (Ochsner Baptist & Kenner), and 2.5 months of palliative care, PMR, acute pain, addiction psychiatry, and neurology. Fellows learn to perform initial assessments, treatment planning, documentation, pharmacological treatment, appropriate diagnostic testing, and enhancing procedural skills for treatments specific to chronic pain. Ochsner Baptist is home to the pain medicine fellowship and the Back and Spine Clinic located in the Napoleon Medical Plaza.  The facility is fully accredited and staffed by more than 600 trusted, skilled physicians and specialists.

Please refer to the link below for application and contact details. Application review is January through early March.
https://education.ochsner.org/gme/training-programs/pain-medicine-fellowship/contact-information

Applicant Interview Timeframe: May-June

The Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Fellowship at The Ohio State University Medical Center provides participants with a well-rounded, one year clinical, research, and teaching experience focused on the perioperative care of surgical patients. Our hospitals are located in Columbus, Ohio, with most rotations divided between University Hospital Main and University Hospital East.

Clinical Exposure:
Emphasis on regional anesthesia for orthopedic surgery during the core months of training including refining skills for single-shot peripheral nerve and neuraxial blocks, and extensive training in perineural catheter placement and management techniques.

Daily cases from diverse patient and surgical populations ranging from geriatric trauma and total joint replacements to conditioned athletes with sports-related injuries.

Extensive training in the use of ultrasound-guidance for peripheral and neuraxial blocks, perineural catheters, and vascular access procedures.

Participation and management of inpatient and outpatient perineural catheter services.

Additional training in regional anesthetic techniques for general, obstetric, ophthalmology, thoracic, and pediatric surgical cases.

Chronic pain experience including outpatient chronic pain clinic and inpatient and outpatient Palliative rotations.

Learning the fundamentals and billing practices required for establishment and maintenance of a regional anesthesia service following completion of the fellowship.

Research Exposure:
Initiation and/or participation in completion of at least one IRB-approved clinical research protocol during the training period.

Presentation at one departmental grand rounds or national conference during the training period.
Presentation at quarterly divisional journal clubs.
Attendance at one (or two) national regional anesthesiology conference(s) during the training period.
Anatomical dissection of cadaver specimens provided to the department during the training period.

Teaching Exposure:
Active participation in the education of Anesthesiology Residents and medical student on service. Participation in teaching workshops offered by the department during the training period. Active participation and teaching in the cadaver lab provided each month for residents on service.

Duration: 12 months
Number of positions:1
Salary: $73,000 plus benefits, negotiable call
Application deadline: Until position is filled.

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

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Thank you for your interest in our Regional Anesthesia & Acute Pain Medicine Fellowship Program.

This program commences in August of each year and is 12 months in duration.  Applications are accepted beginning December 1st of the preceding year, and interviews are scheduled in the winter.

Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain became an ACGME approved fellowship in 2019.  All applicants must be eligible for an unlimited medical license through the Oregon Medical Board. 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.

We offer advanced training in all techniques of orthopedic and Regional Anesthesia (RA). Our patients benefit from a wide range of RA techniques from traditional to cutting edge for surgical anesthesia and/or acute pain control. Fellows are active participants on the RA team. Currently all RA techniques of the upper and lower extremities, as well as truncal blocks, are routinely performed at OHSU. Single-shot blocks and catheters are placed daily for adult and pediatric patients and many of our patients (over 1,500 in 2015) are discharged home with perineural infusions (including interscalene, supra/infraclavicular, femoral, saphenous and sciatic). While the majority of our blocks are placed using ultrasound guidance, fellows will also become proficient using traditional techniques.  Fellowship duties are not limited to the placement of neuraxial or peripheral nerve blocks, but also include patient selection and education as well as coordination of the RA team’s daily activities with nursing staff, anesthesia technicians, the pharmacy, surgeons, colleagues and the acute pain service (APS).  

Our RA faculty is large and diverse. The majority of our staff are fellowship trained in Regional Anesthesia & Acute Pain or Pain Medicine. We have active basic science, clinical, and education research programs. Our faculty are actively involved in teaching RA at national and international meetings. We have a formal Regional & Acute Pain fellowship curriculum that includes weekly didactics lecture series, Journal Club, cadaver workshops, and utilizes the Anesthesia Education Toolbox (developed here at OHSU). Fellows participate in at least one of the RA team's ongoing research projects, including manuscript preparation and data presentation at department and national meetings. In addition to supervising residents, fellows present formal lectures to anesthesiology residents and medical students.

At the completion of the training, fellows will be able to perform a comprehensive array of RA techniques, set up an ambulatory or hospital-based APS and conduct research to advance the specialty of RA.

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; Neurology; 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: 4

Salary: $73,000

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Description

At the end of the fellowship, the fellow will be able to function as an independent, board eligible pain management physician and consultant, competent in the interdisciplinary evaluation and treatment (including advanced interventional techniques) of complicated and routine pain problems. We provide multidisciplinary assessment and treatment of the full spectrum of ambulatory pain patients. In order to do this effectively, we have a facility and staff dedicated to pain management. We know that ongoing pain changes a person’s life in all areas, and we are here to help. Our approach is individualized, because we know every person experiences pain in a different way. Our team of pain specialists looks at the whole person to evaluate your pain problem and develop a plan with you to improve your quality of life and pain control. We are unique because we bring together a dedicated group of professionals to provide state of the art pain assessment and treatment, research into new treatments, and coordination with your health care providers. As the only academic pain center in Oregon, we bring expertise to pediatric patients, those with cancer, those with pain from nerve damage, back pain, and many other conditions. Working with our surgical colleagues, we help make surgery as painless as possible with our inpatient pain services. We provide consultation to patients and physicians throughout the northwest as well as here in Portland, and we provide leadership and education in the field of pain medicine for our patients, our colleagues, and our region.

All applications to this program are to be submitted through the Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS®). Applications will be considered complete when they include: a dean’s letter from medical school; a letter of recommendation from the residency program director; 2 additional letters of recommendation; medical school transcript; copies of all USMLE board score results; and a personal statement.
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Applicant Interview Timeframe: April-July

Fellowship starts off cycle in the first week of August.

Sponsored visas are offered for international applicants.

Now accepting applications for this academic year. The fellow will be involved in a comprehensive curriculum of interventional, ultrasound-guided, regional nerve blocks, innovation, business management, operations, perioperative pain management, pain consultations, and clinical research.

Curriculum
The fellow will receive comprehensive hands-on training in pain management and business management and general pain practice  In addition to the hands-on training, the fellow will manage perioperative for consultations. The fellow will also participate in the multimodal pharmacologic management of perioperative pain including. Additionally, the fellow would have training in interventional pain procedures and pain consultations, and research. The fellow will be expected to give a presentation on a topic of his or her choosing consisting either of independent research on literature review. Research is an integral part of this fellowship and fellows will have one day/week for research endeavors. After completion of the fellowship, fellows will be ready to start their pain practice in the area of their choosing.

Experience:

* 3-5 years’ experience in developing detailed project plans that earned results in pain treatment and innovation 
* Skilled at building, leading, developing, and inspiring best-in-class creative medical projects and initiatives
* Excellent writing and editorial skills, with expertise at developing pain initiatives 
* Superior coordination skills; able to comprehend the actionable steps for team members including patients and stakeholders
* Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills; organizational and time management skills
* Demonstrated analysis/assessment capabilities
* Strong written, verbal, and listening communication skills

Qualities:
* Committed to quality and excellence; detail-driven and execution-focused
* Passionate, high-energy, visionary leader, capable of driving speed and discipline throughout the organization
* Ability to work well with, lead, and influence others in a fast-paced environment
* Effective communicator, both internally and externally
* Impeccable judgment and strategic thought leadership
* Passionate about entrepreneurialism, innovation, change, and building

Application Process
Applicants are requested to provide the following for full consideration.   Qualified applicants will be invited to interview with our team, staff, and faculty members. 

1. Letter of Intent, statement of purpose, personal statement
2. Curriculum Vitae 
3. Professional Photograph 
4. Names of 3 professional referees 

 

Penn State Hershey’s Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine fellowship is a 1 year ACGME-accredited fellowship that accepts 1 fellow per year.

Now accepting applications for the 2024-2025 position. Interviews will be from January – May 2023. All interviews will be conducted virtually. Please visit  https://new.sfmatch.org/  website where all applications and supporting materials should be submitted.

The goal of this program is to provide a fellow with the clinical experience for managing perioperative pain with a multi-disciplinary approach. This includes preoperative planning, pre- and postoperative performance of acute pain/regional anesthesia procedures, postoperative follow-up, and consultations for the management of acute pain in complex situations. From this uniquely designed curriculum, the fellow will gain significant experience in managing an Acute Pain Service, performing regional anesthesia procedures, outpatient and inpatient chronic pain consultations, addiction medicine, and research.

The program is structured over a comprehensive year to include pre-operative clinic visits and optimization of opioids/weaning prior to surgery, exposure to technical procedures such as regional anesthesia peripheral nerve blocks/catheters, neuraxial procedures, postoperative pain management on the surgical floors (PCAs, lidocaine and ketamine infusions etc.), as well as outpatient pain management and weaning for patients in the subacute outpatient postoperative phase as well as addiction medicine.

At the completion of the fellowship, the fellow will receive a dual fellowship certification - one in Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine (RAAPM) and another in Perioperative Pain Medicine.

Fellowship includes 1-2days/week providing solo anesthesia or supervising residents/CRNAs in the operating room. As well as up to twice a month in-house attending OR and OB call to augment salary.

$87,127 base salary (2022-2023) and up to $150,000 with attending OR/OB in-house call (2x/month).

This program uses the common application. Please submit the completed application directly to the individual Fellowship Program Director.

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Rush University Medical Center offers a formal 12-month fellowship in Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine. This unique experience offers comprehensive perioperative pain management using a full spectrum of techniques via neuraxial and peripheral nerve blocks and catheters. In addition, there will be a novel ‘transitional pain service’ which bridges the gap between acute and chronic pain management. Fellows will complete this formal 12-month fellowship at Rush University Medical Center and satellite locations (One free-standing multidisciplinary surgery center and one brand new 8-OR Orthopedic-focused surgery center).

Fellowship rotations will involve managing multimodal analgesia, neuraxial and peripheral nerve catheters, local anesthetics and narcotic infusion, as well as non-narcotic analgesic adjuvants with emphasis on indications, contraindications, side effects, potential complications and daily management of patients on the Acute Pain Service. Implementation of the newest truncal and abdominal ultrasound-guided nerve blocks will be conducted at the main Rush University Medical Center. In addition, the fellow will be involved with two high-volume surgery centers, allowing them to experience the full gambit of placing highly technical and complex peripheral nerve catheters as well as fast-paced same-day-surgery regional practices.    

Several months will be spent learning how to implement and run a ‘transitional pain service.’ This unique opportunity (there are few such programs in the country) allows the continuity in care for managing post-surgical patients who have persistent pain longer than expected, and will involve interacting with a multidisciplinary team of health care providers including multiple national- and internationally recognized faculty. The fellow may have the opportunity to participate in the largest NIH-funded study of acute to chronic pain after surgery.

A scheduled didactic and workshop curriculum will be implemented throughout the year. The fellow will both receive and educate trainees via organized lectures, journal clubs and grand rounds. We currently provide a full regional and cadaver workshop for our residents 2 times per year in which the fellow will play an integral role in both preparing and teaching residents. The fellow will also have the opportunity to participate in dissection with a world renowned anatomist.  Fellows will participate in bench and/or clinical research with protected academic time and granted attendance to present at national meetings, such as the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA) and the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA).

Rush University Medical Center will be conducting web-based interviews for regional fellowship in mid to late April through July.

• All candidates must obtain a Permanent Illinois Medical License and have passed USMLE Step 3 prior to starting fellowship
• Current curriculum vitae.
• 1-page essay describing your interest in our fellowship.
• Copy of medical school diploma.
• Copy of medical school transcript.
• Copy of USMLE scores.
• ECFMG certificate (if applicable).
• Professional passport-sized photograph.
• Dean’s letter
• Letter of recommendation from three faculty members with contact information

Please e-mail the completed application and all documentation by ASAP directly to:

Contact person: Theresa M. Orozco, Fellowship Coordinator
Email: anesthesia_interview@rush.edu

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

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Military Fellowship

Duration of Fellowship: One year

Core Related Specialty: Anesthesiology; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Fellowship in The Match®? No

Application Deadline: Per Medical Operational Data System (MODS) Website

Number of Positions Available: 4

Salary: Active duty salary – primary specialty dependent

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Description

The SAUSHEC Multidisciplinary Pain Medicine Fellowship is ACGME-accredited to train ABMS residency-trained physicians from the background specialties of anesthesiology, physical medicine & rehabilitation, neurology, psychiatry, and family medicine. We seek the most qualified candidates with a demonstrated interest in a career in military pain medicine.

Medical Operational Data System (MODS) Website

Applicant Interview Timeframe: July-October

The Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine of the Western University, London, Ontario offers a 12-month fellowship training program in Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management. Our training program is intended to prepare the fellow for independent practice as a regional anesthesiologist. Graduates of the fellowship should be competent in all areas of perioperative management of patients receiving neuraxial or peripheral nerve blocks.

A total of 3 fellowship places are offered each year. Two regional anesthesia beginning in July and one regional anesthesia beginning in January. Applications should be made at least 18 months in advance, and shortlisted candidates will be interviewed by Skype. Final selection decisions are generally made 1 year in advance of the start date.

Clinical Experience
We have 3 sites, University hospital, St. Joesph’s hospital and Victoria hospital. At all 3 sites, the block room model is followed. The aim of the training is to

• Attain competence in safely siting common upper and lower limb, truncal and neuraxial blocks.
• Have familiarity and proficiency with both single shot and catheter techniques.
• Be able to make a comprehensive perioperative pain management assessment. This would include use of multimodal analgesia, parenteral opioid techniques, appropriate selection of blocks, and use of infusions of lidocaine and ketamine.
• Assessment and management of the opioid dependent patient and those with complex pain management issues.
• Be able to act as a consultant to other hospital staff including anesthesiologists, surgeons, nurses and physiotherapists.
• Troubleshooting continuous peripheral and neuraxial nerve blocks and be facile in their ongoing postoperative management.
• Have detailed knowledge of anatomy relevant to regional anesthesia and analgesia; the ability to impart this knowledge to other staff, residents and medical students
• Safely and efficiently manage a block room, including communication with surgical and nursing staff. Have the knowledge and skills required to establish a new Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine program in his/her future practice and to adopt emerging knowledge and techniques for the acute pain management of patients whom he/she encounters
• Train future generations of generalists and subspecialists in Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine
• Provide leadership in the organization and management of an acute pain medicine service within the hospital setting composed of a variety of specialists to provide comprehensive multimodal acute pain management
• Provide education of patients / family members, surgeons, PACU and floor nurses with regards to management of nerve blocks.
• Provide continuing medical education to anesthesia colleagues.
• Participate in the Acute Pain Service rotation and non-regional anesthesia cases during the training year. The Acute Pain Service manages postoperative patients at all 3 sites including some referrals with challenging chronic and cancer pain.

Research Experience
Research is an important and expected component of the fellowship. Fellows are expected to spearhead at least one original research project, including protocol creation, research grant application, ethics approval submission, and participant recruitment. This includes a minimum of one research publication arising from research performed in the department during the fellowship and attendance of at least one major conference (CAS, ASRA or ASA). Presentation of an abstract is expected.

 

Education
Regional anesthesia specific education will be ongoing throughout the specialty and take the following forms:

• Clinical education. During specialty training days fellows will be working under the direct supervision of an experienced regional anesthetist. Opportunity will be available to hone recognition of sono-anatomy, appropriate block selection, needling skills, single shot and catheter blocks. Follow-up and post-procedure management of nerve blocks will be an important and necessary focus of this component of training.
• Regional journal club. Journal club will be held between 2 and 4 times per month for the duration of the fellowship. Relevant articles will be presented and analysed. Fellows will be expected to present regularly (at least monthly) at these rounds, and supervise presenting residents.
• Anatomy lab. Anatomy lab will be held between 3 and 6 times per year, and attended by residents and fellows. During these labs the fellows will initially attend as students, and have the opportunity to increase their scanning skills, learn from cadaveric dissections, and correlate sono-anatomy with cadaveric specimens. As the fellowship progresses, fellows will take on the role of teacher and demonstrator for later labs.

Assessment
Mid and end block meeting with fellowship director.
360-degree appraisal from staff anesthetists, residents, medical students, surgeons, nurses (block and PACU nurses).
3 times yearly (post PEAP, mid fellowship, end fellowship).
Personal feedback as anatomy lab tutor.
Fellows are required to keep an up to date logbook of procedures performed.

• Candidates must possess a medical degree from a recognized University and completed specialty training before the commencement of the fellowship to a level equivalent to Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada certification.
• There is presently no sub-specialty certification
• International Medical Graduates must be approved by the PGE Office at Western University
• English Language Requirement: TOEFL-iBT test: overall minimum score of 93; IELTS English test accepted – each category must score a minimum of 7.

Link for application: http://www.schulich.uwo.ca/anesthesia/education/fellowship/application_requirements.html

To be eligible, applicants must have completed an ACGME Accredited Anesthesiology Residency Program.

The program is designed to produce experts in Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain management. During the 12 month training, the Fellows will develop skills in a variety of regional anesthesia techniques including ultrasound guided single shot blocks, placement and management of continuous peri-neural catheters, truncal blocks and neuraxial (thoracic) catheters. The candidates will also learn innovative ultrasound guided infiltration methods directed by Anesthesiologist for acute postoperative pain control. The Fellows will rotate through the Connecticut Joint Replacement Institute (CJRI), Inpatient operating rooms, Ambulatory centers and Connecticut Sports Institute. CJRI is the largest Arthroplasty program in Connecticut and is ranked as one of the top joint replacement centers nationally. The Department performs over 7000 regional anesthesia procedures per year. The Fellows will be expected to initiate and participate in on-going research projects and will have the opportunity to present their studies at national/international meetings. The Department is involved in a variety of clinical studies including patient-reported outcome research, supported by a team of statistician and nurses.

This position is 80% Fellowship training and 20% Junior Faculty.

https://www.waapc.org/education-training/regional-anesthesia-fellowship/

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: 7

Salary: PGY 5 – $88,545.60

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Description

We offer a 1-year ACGME fellowship in interdisciplinary pain medicine. Our core faculty come from anesthesia, neurology, physiatry, internal medicine, and psychology. All faculty and fellows work in a co-located center eliminating the need to rotate out fellows to meet ACGME requirements. We seek to educate the fellow in and have dedicated faculty groups focusing on neuromodulation, orofacial/headache, spine, abdominal, pelvic, peripheral nerve/CRPS, pediatrics, and cancer. Fellows get exposure to pain psychology and pain physical therapy co-located in our pain clinic. Fellows will learn how to lead interdisciplinary groups of clinicians. Fellows have a continuity clinic whereby they will manage their own patients over a period of several months. We have a comprehensive inpatient pain service and consult, and run the pain service for acute on chronic and chronic patients. We have a robust research group and fellows have the opportunity to apply for an additional year of funded research through a dedicated Stanford Pain Division, NIH pain-focused T32 grant.

All applications to this program are to be submitted through the Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS®) on or after December 1 each year.
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Applicant Interview Timeframe: May-July

Fellowship starts off cycle.

• January – one position
• July – one position
• August – five positions

Sponsored JI visas are offered for international applicants.

Special Requirements: CA state medical license before starting fellowships.

Submit the completed application directly to the individual Fellowship Program. 

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: 6

Salary: $68,961

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Description

The SUNY Upstate Pain Management Fellowship is twelve months of clinical training experience in acute and chronic pain management. From the start, daily direct supervision is provided by the attending anesthesiologists. Supervision progresses from direct to indirect as deemed appropriate, as the clinical and managerial skills of the fellows develop.

All applications to this program are to be submitted through the Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS®).
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Applicant Interview Timeframe: Applications are accepted December-April.

Sponsored JI visas are offered for international applicants.

A comprehensive 12 month program focused on training our fellows in becoming experts in the practice of Acute Pain Medicine and Regional Anesthesiology.

The Acute Pain Service at Tampa General Hospital consists of Attendings, Advanced Practice Providers and Block Nurses. On a monthly basis, the service performs over 300 nerve blocks (continuous catheters (40%) + single shots (60%). Fellows should expect to perform 1000 plus blocks during their one year in training.

Providers at Tampa General Hospital consist of a mixture of private practice and university physician and specialty teams. The Acute Pain Service works closely with all surgical lines, medical specialties and primary care providers.  

Tampa General Hospital, is a private not-for-profit hospital with more than 1000 beds and 50,000 plus anesthetics provided yearly. As one of the most comprehensive medical facilities in Florida, TGH serves a dozen counties with a population in excess of four million. It is the area’s only level 1 trauma center and one of just three burn centers in Florida. The hospital is home to one of the leading organ transplant centers in the country, having performed more than 6,000 adult solid organ transplants. TGH is the primary teaching hospital for the University Of South Florida Health Morsani College Of Medicine.

ABOUT THE COMMUNITY:
A vibrant, waterfront city on Tampa Bay’s Gulf Coast of Florida, Tampa places you minutes from sandy, white Gulf of Mexico beaches, fishing, boating, theme parks, art, culture, golf, tennis, and professional sports teams like the Buccaneers, Tampa Bay Rays, and the Lightning hockey team. From the Latin roots of Ybor City and Greek origins of Tarpon Springs to the thrills of Busch Gardens and the culture of local museums, Tampa residents have plenty of attractions to explore. Enjoy Tampa International Airport right at your doorstep and also being situated conveniently only an hour from the city of Orlando.

Position: 80 percent Fellowship and 20 percent Attending Anesthesiologist

Benefits:

Attending Privileges
Medical and Malpractice Insurance
Vacation and Leave Time – 4 weeks

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

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The Andrews Institute Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Fellowship is a unique one year training opportunity with a private practice outpatient anesthesiology group at the Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, home of world famous orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews. You will learn under the personalized tutelage of Andrews Institute’s medical director, Dr. Greg Hickman and fellowship director Dr. Scott Thomas. There are no residents or other fellows to compete with for procedures and the result is the opportunity to perform more ultrasound-guided nerve blocks and catheters than in any other fellowship in North America. With additional optional clinical research opportunities available via the Andrews Research & Education Foundation, the result is an excellent hybrid between academic and private practice education. Our fellows have the opportunity to make a major immediate impact on whatever private or academic anesthesiology group they decide to join after graduation. Our average fellow performs over 3000 ultrasound-guided nerve blocks for a variety of upper & lower extremity and breast and abdominal surgeries, with over 1300 continuous catheters. When you graduate you will be among the country’s most sought after regional fellowship trained anesthesiologists in an increasingly competitive job market.

 Gulf Breeze is also a fabulous place to live, with sugar-white beaches, outdoor activities, a small town and a friendly atmosphere. Pensacola Beach is just a short five minutes away and was recently ranked by Trip Advisor as one of the top ten beaches in the United States. There are no call commitments and no weekends so you will have plenty of opportunity to enjoy all the beauty that the Florida gulf coast has to offer.

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

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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: 4

Salary: Annual: $62,154; Monthly: $5,179

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Description

The UAB Pain Medicine Fellowship program offers a robust training opportunity in an intimate atmosphere allowing for a great work/life balance. The fellows always exceed ACGME requirements due to a wide variety of clinical and research exposure. The fellows are proactive in their learning by functioning as educators of the principles and techniques they learn during their fellowship. There is strong advocacy for the fellows by all the pain faculty. All fellow graduates are excellent pain medication and interventional pain consultants prepared to enter any practice, private or academic, independently and almost all graduates join their first job choice. The pain medicine fellowship program consists of twelve months of post-graduate training after satisfactory completion of a residency program in anesthesiology, neurology, or physical medicine and rehabilitation. The fellowship program is accredited by the ACGME within the department of anesthesiology and perioperative medicine. Pain fellows must obtain satisfactory evaluations in their primary and elective rotations leading to board certification in pain medicine by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). The division of pain medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham specializes in the multidisciplinary treatment of patients with acute, chronic, and cancer pain. Our primary goal is providing quality patient care in a setting that utilizes the resources of a large, academic institution. Located in the UAB Highlands facility, the Pain Treatment Clinic hosts 10,000 patient visits per year, including over 1,000 new patient evaluations and approximately 5,000 interventional pain procedures each year. Our division works closely in collaboration with the departments of PM&R, orthopedics, neurology, psychiatry, and palliative care to provide comprehensive care for our patients.

All applications to this program are to be submitted through the Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS®).
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Applicant Interview Timeframe: May-July

The Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine (RAAPM) fellowship program consists of twelve months of post-graduate training after successful completion of an accredited residency program in Anesthesiology. The RAAPM fellowship is tied to a part-time faculty position in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).

The RAAPM program at UAB specializes in peri-operative management of patients receiving peripheral nerve or neuraxial blockade for anesthesia and/or acute post-operative analgesia. Our primary goal is to provide high quality patient care and effective management of acute pain for patients undergoing surgery. Our program provides acute pain management for patients undergoing orthopedic, pediatrics, trauma, thoracic, vascular, plastic and general surgery. The program performs approximately 5,000 peripheral nerve blocks and 1,000 neuraxial blocks for acute post-operative pain treatment each year.

Fellowship training is designed to develop expertise in the practice and theory of regional anesthesia and acute pain management techniques. The program emphasizes pre-operative assessment, patient selection, patient education and in-depth understanding of physiology and pharmacology in the provision of patient care. Fellowship training includes rotations in Obstetric and Inpatient Pain Service anesthesia.

Our comprehensive didactic program includes departmental grand rounds, journal club, and weekly lecture series. We also host an annual Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia workshop as an integrated part of our department’s annual Anesthesiology Review Course. Fellow participation in clinical research and presentation at national/regional meetings are strongly encouraged.

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

The University of Alberta Hospital is one of the leading centers in Canada in ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia. The Acute Pain Service group, an enthusiastic team of 10 anesthesiologists and support staff, provide guidance and tuition in all aspects of Acute Pain Medicine, with an emphasis on ultrasound imaging for nerve plexus and regional anesthesia. Many of our anesthesiologists teach, or have taught ultrasound imaging at national and international regional anesthesia workshops/conferences. We typically support 1-2 fellows per year.

We have a dedicated, three-bay, fully equipped and supported regional block area within the Operating Room Complex, where regional anesthesia modalities are initiated before surgery. We perform approximately 30-50 blocks per week; and manage postoperative pain in patients who have a perineural or epidural catheter, or a complex pain history. We also have a established Home Regional Program.

Program Structure

The Fellowship is structured with equal time allocated to Clinical and Fellowship components.

The Fellowship component is devoted to supervised subspecialty training, research and teaching. Fellows can expect to gain proficiency in single-shot and catheter-based regional anesthetic techniques for upper and lower extremity surgeries; and in addition, to truncal blocks for abdominal and thoracic procedures. As active members of the Acute Pain Service, fellows contribute to resident education as they rotate through the service; and participation in the day- to-day management of our pain patients is expected. The initiation and completion of a research project is an integral part of the Fellowship. Guidance with project preparation will be provided. Findings, regardless of completion, are presented at the annual Research Day, which is held in late spring each year.

The Clinical component incorporates duties expected of the anesthesia staff at the University Hospital: anesthesia delivery in the operative setting, provision of outpatient clinic consultations, teaching of medical students and residents, and participation in the general on-call rota. The University of Alberta Hospital is the quaternary referral center for many disciplines in Western Canada, and fellows can expect to meet a diverse mix of challenging cases during their time with us.

Candidates are required to have completed specialty training prior to commencement of fellowship, to a level equivalent to Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada certification. Candidates must be eligible for specialist registration with CPSA, either by having FRCPC or by completing a 3-month practice readiness assessment (3 months practice readiness assessment, 9 months with equal clinical and fellowship components as outlined above), and have English language proficiency. Further information for CPSA registration can be found here: https://cpsa.ca/physicians/registration/

To apply, please email your CV together with your personal statement outlining your regional fellowship intent.