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Physicians applying for a fellowship program in regional anesthesiology/acute pain medicine must be currently enrolled in, or have completed, an accredited anesthesiology residency program. Each individual program may have additional requirements such as medical licensing. The information published here has been supplied by the individual institutions. Please check back frequently for updates. Programs with an asterisk behind the title indicate they are part of the SF Match Program. 

 

 

The Regional Anesthesia Fellowship is designed to give advanced clinical, technical and research training in the field of regional anesthesia. Locations will include the University of Virginia Medical Center and the newly built Outpatient Surgical Center. The University of Virginia performs more than 5,000 peripheral nerve blocks and catheters annually. Clinical work will be comprised of 80% fellow/20% faculty position. Additional time will be allocated to research endeavors and conference attendance. The University provides a nurturing and supportive environment with regional nurse coordinators and significant faculty support. No required weekends or call but opportunity for additional salary supplementation with weekend work.

$3,000.00 is Professional Fund for conferences, books, and additional educational endeavors. There is also opportunity to supplement income with additional work on weekends though not required.

The University of Virginia is a 550+ bed hospital, Level I trauma center, located in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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

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  • Specialty:Acute Pain/Regional Anesthesia
  • Duration:12 months
  • Start Year:
  • Positions:2
  • Deadline: Accepted until position is filled
  • Salary: $120,000 annually w/benefits +$3,000
  • Contact Person: Brett Elmore, MD Fellowship Director
  • Email: anesthesiology-regionalfellow@virginia.edu
  • Phone: (434) 924-2283
  • Facility:
  • Address:
  • University of Virginia Department of Anesthesiology
  • P.O. Box 800710
  • Charlottesville
  • Virginia 22908-0710
  • Director: Brett Elmore, MD
  • Other affiliated faculty:
    • Ashley Shilling, MD
    • Lee White, MD
    • William Manson, MD
    • D. Aric Elmer, MD 
    • Peter Amato, MD
    • James Kim, MD 
    • Brett Elmore, MD
    • Paul De Marco, MD
    • Jennifer Potter, MD
  • Participating hospitals:

  • University of Virginia Health System

    • 27 Operating Suites for Main Hospital
    • 12 Outpatient Surgical Center Operating Suites
    • 2 IMRIS rooms
    • 3 Procedure Rooms
    • 7 Offsite Locations

 

Core Related Specialty: Anesthesiology

Fellowship in The Match®? Yes

 

Description

Our department of approximately 80 faculty includes 11 full-time regional-trained faculty with a representative expertise in many areas. Our RAAPM fellowship training has been in existence since 2009, and officially became ACGME accredited in 2020.  We offer 4 positions in RAAPM training: 2 ACGME-accredited fellowship positions and 2 clinical instructorships. Both tracks include dedicated, cutting-edge training in regional anesthesia, but they offer unique differences in operating room anesthesia management options and elective time.

Clinical experience within the one-year fellowship will include perioperative rotations focusing on RAAPM at our 32 operating room main hospital campus, our 12 operating room Outpatient Surgical Center, and our new stand-alone 6 operating room Orthopedic Center. Trainees will also integrate into Acute Pain Service (APS) which provides care for our medical and surgical patients within our 800-bed hospital. We also pride ourselves on offering fellow-level education in Point of Care Ultrasound techniques to achieve certification in this area. 

Our busy division performs more than 12,000 regional blocks and catheters annually for our patients, more than 2500 neuraxial techniques, and the APS fields more than 2100 consults. There is protected education time for weekly fellow level didactic lectures, and financial support for meetings and educational resources.

Positions: 2 ACGME-accredited fellowship positions and 2 clinical instructorships

· Deadline: Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and selected candidates will be invited to interview in March/April for both the Accredited fellowship and the Clinical Instructor positions

· Accredited Fellowship Details

-        Fellows are fully-immersed in RAAPM education. Historically, our fellows have far exceeded the required numbers of procedures.

-        Non-clinical time is available for our fellows to pursue academic interests.

-        There are no in-house night or weekend requirements for our fellows.

-        Fellows who are eligible for independent licenses have the opportunity to pursue departmentally-supported internal moonlighting that does NOT interfere with fellowship training.

-        Fellows have 4 weeks of vacation and 4 weeks of elective time.

-        Salary details for this PGY-5 position can be found at this link.

-        ACGME Applicants MUST Apply via the SF Match Online Portal.

· Clinical Instructorship Details

-        Fully-immersive RAAPM educational experience with the addition of one day of operating room anesthesia management per week

-        Clinical instructors are eligible to pursue supplemental shift opportunities within our department for additional pay

-        22 days of vacation/year

-        Salary $120,000/year before supplemental shift pay

-        Position is appointed directly by the Department of Anesthesiology. We perform in-person interviews and the application process begins with the ASRA Common Application. Please also attach a CV, licensing, exam transcripts, and 3 letters of recommendation to anesthesiology-regionalfellow@virginia.edu with “CI Regional Fellow applicant” in the subject heading.

-        University policy requires all applicants to be Board Eligible.

-        Apply here

  • Specialty:Acute Pain/Regional Anesthesia
  • Duration:1 year
  • Start Year:2025
  • Positions:4
  • Deadline: Per Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS®)/National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®)
  • Salary:
  • Contact Person: Brett Elmore, MD Fellowship Director
  • Email: anesthesiology-regionalfellow@virginia.edu
  • Phone: 434-982-4307
  • Facility:
  • Address:
  • PO Box 800710
  • Charlottesville
  • Virginia 22908
  • Director: Brett Elmore, MD
  • Other affiliated faculty:

  • Fellowship Director  - Brett Elmore, MD

    Fellowship Coordinator - Lisa Morton

    anesthesiology-regionalfellow@virginia.edu

    Participating Affiliated Faculty:

    ●    Brittany Deiling, DO

    ●    Paul De Marco, MD

    ●    Nabil Elkassabany, MD

    ●    Dominic Jose, MD

    ●    William Manson, MD

    ●    Ken Mullen, MD

    ●    Iyabo Muse, MD

    ●    Chris Sharrow, MD

    ●    Ashley Shilling, MD

    Matt Thames, MD

     

  • Participating hospitals:
    • University of Virginia Health System
    • Monticello Surgery Center

Core Related Specialty: Anesthesiology; Neurology; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Emergency Medicine; Any ACGME-accredited residency

Fellowship in The Match®? Yes

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

 

 

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

Applicant Interview Timeframe: April-June

  • Specialty: Chronic Pain
  • Duration:1 year
  • Start Year:
  • Positions:3
  • Deadline: Per Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS®)/National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®)
  • Salary: Varies by PGY
  • Contact Person: Sharon Mann Education Administrator
  • Email: Sharon.mann@vcuhealth.org
  • Phone: 804-828-8693
  • Facility:
  • Address:
  • PO Box 980677
  • Richmond
  • Virginia 23298
  • Director: Elizabeth Huntoon, MD
  • Other affiliated faculty:
    • Marc Huntoon, MD
    • Rob Trainer, MD
    • David Drake, MD
    • Meena Bindal, MD
    • Denise Lester, MD
    • Andrew Chapman, MD
    • Mary Wells,  MD
  • Participating hospitals:
  • McGuire VAMC

The regional anesthesia fellowship at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in Richmond, VA is designed to provide a well-rounded experience through clinical care, education, research, and professional development. Fellows gain experience in a wide range of skills associated with regional anesthesiology utilizing various techniques to perform single shot and catheter blocks. Each fellow will personally perform and supervise residents in over 1500 blocks during the fellowship year, including upper and lower extremity catheters as well as paravertebral and truncal blocks. The fellows are intimately involved with the inpatient pain consult service, which allows them to evaluate and treat patients with challenging medical and surgical conditions. In addition, fellows spend an average of two days per week as an attending anesthesiologist doing a mix of general operating room cases. This allows the fellow to maintain their clinical anesthesiology skills and make supplemental income. Each fellow receives a stipend in professional funds for conferences, books, and additional academic endeavors. Lastly, the regional anesthesia fellowship prepares trainees to evaluate pertinent literature, develop and conduct original clinical or basic science research projects, and present such work at national and international academic meetings. To enhance the academic mission, the fellows have dedicated time to focus on ongoing research opportunities.

VCU offers a culture where surgeons are very supportive of using regional anesthesia techniques to improve the patient experience. The acute pain division has a strong presence within the hospital administration. The department’s commitment to pain management has created an unparalleled opportunity for its regional fellows to learn, improve, and contribute to ongoing initiatives.

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

Apply here

  • Specialty:Acute Pain/Regional Anesthesia
  • Duration:12 months
  • Start Year:
  • Positions:2
  • Deadline: April 1 for first-round of interviews, subsequent interviews will be offered until position is filled
  • Salary: 75k, with additional compensation ~20-60k
  • Contact Person: Bryant Tran, MD Fellowship Program Director
  • Email: bryant.tran@vcuhealth.org
  • Phone: 804-828-2207
  • Facility:
  • Address:
  • 1200 E. Broad Street, 7th Floor
  • P.O. Box 980695
  • Richmond
  • Virginia 23298-0695
  • Director: Bryant Tran, MD and Maliha Nowrouz, MD- Associate Program Director
  • Other affiliated faculty:

  • Sabrina Dhillon, MD

    Jay Napoleon, MD

    Deanna Couser, MD

    John Burgner, MD

    Praveen Prasanna, MBBS

    Shilen Thakrar, MD

    Cedric Campbell, MD

    Astrid Overholt, MD

    Matthew Torre, DO

    David Moffatt, MD

    Michael Buxhoeveden, MD

    Tamara Lawson, MD

    Ilia Brusilovsky, MD

    Marc Huntoon, MD

    Andrew Chapman, MD

    Josh Lee, MD

    Laura Lahaye, MD

  • Participating hospitals:

  • Virginia Commonwealth University Health System (1 hospital)

 

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