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University of Washington Pain Fellowship Program
Description
The University of Washington (UW) Center for Pain Relief offers a 12-month fellowship in pain management for physicians who wish to specialize in the management of pain at the postgraduate level. Fellows will have three weeks of vacation time and one week of educational conference time during this 12-month training.
There are five fellowship positions available for academic year 2010-2011 for individuals who have completed residencies accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) by the beginning of the academic year. Three of these positions will be occupied by anesthesiology residency graduates; two positions are available for graduates of clinical specialties such as physical medicine and rehabilitation, neurology, psychiatry, internal medicine and family medicine. Training is provided for non-anesthesiologists in critical emergency airway and resuscitation management skills required of interventional pain practitioners.
The Pain Fellowship involves required clinical activities at the UW Medicine affiliate hospitals such as the University of Washington Medical Center, the University of Washington Medical Center – Roosevelt, the Seattle Veterans’ Administration Medical Center and Harborview Medical Center. Advanced clinical training is designed to provide an educational experience covering all aspects of management of patients with pain, and provide an opportunity to develop research, and teaching activities for those who are interested. The program is accredited by ACGME, the American Board of Anesthesiology, and qualifies its graduates to sit for the Examination of Special Competence in Pain Management.
The UW Center for Pain Relief is operated by the UW Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, and consists of an aggregate with representatives from the Schools of Medicine and School of Dentistry, as well as physicians and psychologists from the Departments of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Rehabilitation Medicine, Neurology, Neurological Surgery, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine and consultants from many other clinical services in the UW Medical Center. Extensive interactions with health care providers of all types occur in the Center for Pain Relief.
Residents who wish to apply for the UW Pain Fellowship may use the link on the left side of this page to access the online application. It should be submitted with five letters of recommendation, including one from the department chair, one from the residency program director, and the other three from faculty members with whom the resident worked closely. Other requirements are USMLE scores, MD diploma, medical school transcript, ECFMG (required for foreign medical graduates), CV and personal statement of interest. The application deadline for the academic year 2010-2011 is June 30, 2009.
The Center for Pain Relief also offers one position for an extra 12 months of fellowship as a chief fellow. This position will be available to a fellow who wants to further enhance pain management skills, has an interest in academics and research, and has successfully completed the first 12-month fellowship program at the UW Center for Pain Relief. This position will be available starting with the 2009-2010 academic year.
The 2009-2010 pain fellowship application is closed.
Contact us
Inquiries should be directed to:
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Kati Koszegvari E-mail: katibell@u.washington.edu
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Andrea Trescot, MD |
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