Education
Fellowship Opportunities in Pain
The following information on training programs has been submitted voluntarily by facilities who offer such programs. This information is provided as a resource and does not imply APS endorsement of any of the training programs listed.
- OHSU Pain Management Fellowship Program
- University of Utah, Fellowship in Pain Pharmacotherapy Research
- University of Florida, Integrative-Translational Training in Pain Research
- Johns Hopkins University, Interdisciplinary Training in Biobehavioral Pain
- The University of Iowa, Interdisciplinary Training in Pain Research
- Orthopaedic and Spine Specialists, Interventional Spine & Pain Management Fellowship
- University of Minnesota, Neuroscience Training in Drug Abuse Research
- University of Kentucky, Pain Management Fellowship Program
- Geneva University Hospital, Postoperative and Interventional Pain Fellowship
- Washington University School of Medicine, Washington University Pain Center
To submit a fellowship training opportunity, click here to complete a questionnaire.
DISCLAIMER: The American Pain Society (APS) does not assume responsibility for the information provided. This resource is offered as a benefit to APS members and others seeking training programs in various aspects of pain research and treatment. It does not purport to be a comprehensive listing. The fellowship programs information was solicited from APS members and the information displayed reflects what was submitted. APS has not verified the accuracy of this information and makes no guarantees as to its accuracy or currency. Further, APS does not imply an endorsement of any kind by presenting this information.
OHSU Pain Management Fellowship Program
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon
Sponsoring Department: Department of Anesthesiology & Peri-Operative Medicine
Length of Program: One year
Size of Program: Three fellows per year
Annual Program: Yes
Accreditation: ACGME
Education Requirements: Medical degree, completion of a residency in Anesthesiology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Neurology, or Psychiatry, BE/BC status in one of these specialties and be capable of obtaining medical licensure (no exceptions) and DEA number.
Additional Requirements: Must have 4 years prior US Graduate Medical Education.
Type of Fellowship: Post-Doctoral
Sub-type: Basic Research
Fellowship Program Director: David Sibell, MD, DABA, SCPM
Description: Oregon Health & Science University in Portland is recruiting for three one-year Pain Management Fellowships. Training involves participation in a multidisciplinary pain management center in a new, state-of-the-art facility. We have 6 BC/BE Pain Management MD's on staff at OHSU and the Portland VAMC as well as specialists in Pain Psychology and Physical Therapy.
In addition to multidisciplinary chronic and cancer pain management and acute postoperative pain management, training includes: Radiofrequency facet denervation, automated discography/, IDET, advanced injection and peripheral denervation techniques, botulinum toxin injection, intrathecal pump and spinal cord stimulation implantation and management. The OHSU Comprehensive Pain Center has its own fluoroscopy suite, as well as access to ultrasound guidance for procedures. The Portland Veteran's Administration Medical Center rotations include exposure to physical medicine and rehabilitation (including EMG), psychiatry/chemical dependence therapy, neurology, and other medical specialties pertinent to pain medicine, as well as the core pain medicine experience.
- Contact Person:
- Elisha Robinson, Education/Event Coordinator
OHSU Comprehensive Pain Center
3303 SW Bond Avenue, CH4P
Portland, OR 97239
Do not call, please email only: karlinge@ohsu.edu
www.ohsu.edu/anesth/Education/painfellow.htm
Fellowship in Pain Pharmacotherapy Research
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Sponsoring Department: Pharmacotherapy
Length of Program: Two years. Normally a two year program; second year continuation is based on successful progress in the first year.
Size of Program: One fellow per year
Annual Program: Yes
Education Requirements: The successful candidate will hold a PharmD, PhD, or other doctoral degree relevant to clinical science.
Additional Requirements:
- Good working knowledge of biostatistics and epidemiology
- Good computer data management skills
- Excellent patient assessment and communication skills
- Competent and comfortable working with interdisciplinary clinical and research teams
- Experience in practice, preferably in ambulatory care or home care is desirable
- Experience in pharmacy practice residency, or equivalent, is desirable
- Eligibility for licensure as a pharmacist in Utah is required
Disciplines Represented: PhD and Pharmacy/Pharmacology
Type of Fellowship: Doctoral - Clinical Research
Fellowship Program Director: Arthur Lipman, PharmD
Description: This is a post graduate fellowship for a doctorally-trained pharmacist to develop advanced skills in interdisciplinary pain and symptom control research, specialized pain and palliative care practice, evidence-based health care data synthesis, and pharmacotherapy outcomes related to pain management and palliative care. The fellowship is two calendar years in length. The initial appointment will be for one year and may be extended to two years with concurrence of the fellow and preceptor. The fellow will participate in the assessment and management of at the Pain Management Center of University Hospitals and Clinics, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City. The objective of the fellowship is to train a pharmacist who already possesses advanced clinical practice skills in pain and palliative care research and practice.
Year Established: 1998
Fellowship Funded by: NIH. Base stipend of $36,000 with opportunities for additional support.
- Contact Person:
- Arthur G. Lipman, PharmD
Department of Pharmacotherapy
University of Utah Health Sciences Center
Salt Lake City UT 84112-5820
801/581-5986
alipman@hsc.utah.edu
Integrative-Translational Training in Pain Research
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida, USA
Sponsoring Department: Comprehensive Center for Pain Research
Length of Program: Two years
Size of Program: Four or more fellows per year
Annual Program: Yes
Education Requirements: Candidates must have a professional degree (PhD, MD, DMD, DDS, DVM) and be committed to a career in pain research.
Disciplines Represented: MD, PhD; all professional disciplines are encouraged.
Type of Fellowship: Doctoral - Basic Research
Fellowship Program Director: Robert Yezierski, PhD
Description: Our postdoctoral training program includes 14 faculty with five different training areas representing the interests of our core faculty. The program is interdisciplinary with an emphasis on integration of clinical and basic science as well as translational strategies of research. Areas of interest and research opportunities exist within basic, clinical and psychological programs. Research areas represented in the training program include: orofacial pain; acute and chronic pain mechanisms; sex, gender and ethnic differences: psychosocial issues of pain; visceral pain; musculoskeletal pain.
This program is designed to train the next generation of pain specialists with a comprehensive program and creative curriculum in an outstanding environment that encourages collaboration.
Year Established: 2005
Fellowship Funded by: NIH. Postdoctoral stipends and allowances for expenses, travel and supplies.
- Contact Person:
Send cover letter, CV, personal statement and three letters of reference to: - Dr. Robert P. Yezierski
Director, Comprehensive Center for Pain Research
P.O. Box 100444, 1600 SW Archer Road
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
352/392-4081
ryezierski@dental.ufl.edu
painresearch.ufl.edu
Interdisciplinary Training in Biobehavioral Pain
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Sponsoring Department: Schools of Medicine, Nursing and Public Health
Length of Program: Two years
Size of Program: Two fellows per year
Annual Program: Yes
Education Requirements: Clinical doctorate, PhD degree or its equivalent
Additional Requirements:
- Be a US citizen or non-citizen national, or must have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence and possess an Alien Registration Receipt Card (I-151 or I-551) or some other legal verification of admission for permanent residence at the time of appointment to the training program. Individuals on temporary or student visas are not eligible.
- Be able to dedicate full time professional effort to the Program and its related research activities.
Disciplines Represented: MD, PhD
Type of Fellowship: Doctoral - Basic Research with opportunity for Clinical Practice
Fellowship Program Directors: Gayle G. Page, RN, DNSc and Jennifer Haythornthwaite, PhD
Description: The goal of this two-year postdoctoral Program is to prepare fellows to work within an interdisciplinary research team to address the complex challenge of pain. This is achieved by integrating training in two or more areas of expertise: behavioral/social science, biomedical science or clinical research. The Program incorporates coursework, mentored research experiences in at least two core areas, an individual research project, preparation of an extramural grant application and experience in writing and publishing papers. Each fellow is collaboratively mentored by two faculty, each representing a different area of expertise in behavioral/social science, biomedical or clinical research.
Year Established: 2006
Fellowship Funded by: NIH. Provides a stipend, tuition fees and insurance.
- Contact Person:
- Gayle Page, RN, DNSc, FAAN
525 N. Wolfe St
Baltimore, MD 21205
410/955-7484
gpage@son.jhmi.edu
http://www.hopkinspainfellowship.org/
Interdisciplinary Training in Pain Research
The University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Sponsoring Department: Carver College of Medicine
Length of Program: Two years
Size of Program: Two fellows per year
Annual Program: Yes
Education Requirements: MD, DO, PhD or MD, Ph.D
Disciplines Represented: MD, PhD, DO
Type of Fellowship: Post Graduate or Doctoral - Basic Research with opportunity for Clinical Practice
Fellowship Program Director: Donna Hammond, PhD
Description: The University of Iowa Pain Research Program offers physicians who have completed their residency training the opportunity to undertake a two-year research-based fellowship that also provides additional opportunities for concurrent clinical practice in their chosen specialty. For individuals holding the PhD degree, this program will expand their research repertoire and foster their development as independent investigators. The ultimate aim of this fellowship is to prepare trainees for an independent career as a physician scientist and/or independent investigator, and to foster the practice and application of translational research to advance the study and treatment of pain. Applicants to the program will be able to choose among 10 different laboratories and mentors. In consultation with their mentor, applicants will design a customized program of study that couples didactic coursework with research training in their area of interest. Physician trainees will be able to practice in their specialty one day/week.
Year Established: 2004
Fellowship Funded by: National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke (NINDS). Individuals may be appointed at the rank of Fellow, Associate, Instructor or Assistant Professor commensurate with experience. Salary is also appropriate to rank. Physician fellow salaries are further supplemented to reflect one day/week clinical practice.
- Contact Person:
- Donna L. Hammond, PhD
Department of Anesthesia
The University of Iowa
200 Hawkins Drive 6 JCP
Iowa City, IA 52242
319/384-7127
donna-hammond@uiowa.edu
www.anesth.uiowa.edu/painresearch
Interventional Spine & Pain Management Fellowship
Orthopaedic and Spine Specialists
York, Pennsylvania, USA
Sponsoring Department: Sinai Hospital
Length of Program: One year
Size of Program: Two fellows per year: July through June and January through December.
Annual Program: Yes
Education Requirements:
- Board certified or board qualified by APM&R or completed ACGME residency
- Minimum 3-month EMG experience
- Pennsylvania license
Disciplines Represented: MD
Type of Fellowship: Post Graduate - Basic Research with opportunity for Clinical Practice
Fellowship Program Director: Michael, Furman, MD, FAAPMR, FAANEM
Description: The fellowship offers a unique opportunity to work in a private multidisciplinary practice. The training includes, but not limited to, fluoroscopically guided spine procedures, electrodiagnostics, musculoskeletal ultrasound, and management of general musculoskeletal / pain disorders. The fellowship training program emphasizes the uses of diagnostic and therapeutic cervical, thoracic and lumbosacral spine procedures. Training also includes a thorough understanding of practical issues such as business skills, billing and coding to prepare physicians for private or academic practice.
Accreditation: ACGME accreditation, passor recognized.
- Contact Person:
- Wendy Fuhrma, Fellowship Secretary
1855 Powder Mill Rd
York, PA 17402
717/848-4800
fellowship@orthospinesp.com
Neuroscience Training in Drug Abuse Research
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Sponsoring Department: Graduate Program in Neuroscience
Length of Program: Four year maximum for post graduate; three year maximum for doctoral
Size of Program: Four or more fellows per year
Annual Program: Yes. This program is supported by an institutional training grant funded by NIDA. Predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowships are annually renewable according to NIH and program guidelines.
Education Requirements: Appointment as a predoctoral trainee requires a bachelors degree; appointment as a postdoctoral trainee requires a PhD or equivalent.
Disciplines Represented: PhD, MS, DVM, Bachelors Degree
Type of Fellowship: Post Graduate or Doctoral - Basic Research
Fellowship Program Director: Virginia Seybold, PhD; program director for 15 years
Description: The goal of this program is to provide an institutional training program that combines a broadly based curricular training in Neuroscience with research training focused upon neuroscience-oriented approaches to substance abuse. Our program provides this training in the context of the interdepartmental Graduate Program in Neuroscience, traditional departmental graduate programs in the basic health sciences and a research environment which is characterized by a critical mass of NIDA-supported investigators who have a productive history of collaborative, interlaboratory research. Predoctoral trainees pursue either a PhD in Neuroscience or minor in Neuroscience with a PhD in a departmentally-based graduate program. Postdoctoral training by its nature is more customized and varied according to trainer and trainee. In principle, rproaches to substance abuse. Our program provides this training in the context of the interdepartmental Graduate Program in Neuroscience, traditional departmental graduate programs in the basic health sciences and a research environment which is characterized by a critical mass of NIDA-supported investigators who have a productive history of collaborative, interlaboratory research. Predoctoral trainees pursue either a PhD in Neuroscience or minor in Neuroscience with a PhD in a departmentally-based graduate program. Postdoctoral training by its nature is more customized and varied according to trainer and trainee. In principle, research conducted by postdoctoral trainees should include collaborative efforts between laboratories so as to insure an experimental neuroscience perspective. Trainees interested in analgesic mechanisms of abused substances and development of alternative therapeutic approaches for management of pain are competitive candidates for funding.
Year Established: 1988
Fellowship Funded by: National Institute of Drug Abuse.
- Contact Person:
- Virginia S. Seybold, PhD
Department of Neuroscience University of Minnesota
6-145 Jackson Hall
321 Church St., S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55455
612-624-9406
vseybold@umn.edu
http://www.neuroscience.umn.edu/training/drugabuse.html
Pain Management Fellowship Program
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Sponsoring Department: University of Kentucky Anesthesiology Department
Length of Program: One year
Size of Program: Two fellows per year
Annual Program: Yes
Education Requirements: Successful completion of one of the following specialties: Anesthesiology, Neurology, Psychiatry, Rehabilitation Medicine
Disciplines Represented: MD, DO
Type of Fellowship: Doctoral - Clinical Research
Fellowship Program Director: Joseph Holtman, Jr., MD, PhD
Description: The 12-month program provides an experience in a multidisciplinary pain management center with emphasis on interventional pain management approaches.
Year Established: 1993
Accreditation: ACGME
Fellowship Funded by: University of Kentucky Anesthesia Department Annually $51,098.00 / Monthly $4,258.17. An additional stipend covers books, meetings, etc.
Important Dates: Applications are accepting beginning July 1 of each year.
- Contact Person:
- Matt Hill, Pain Fellowship Coordinator
University of Kentucky Dept. of Anesthesiology
800 Rose Street Lexington, KY 40536
859/323-5956, ext. 80070
mwhill2@email.uky.edu
http://www.mc.uky.edu/anesthesiology/fellowship_opportunities.asp
Postoperative and Interventional Pain Fellowship
Geneva University Hospital
Geneva, Switzerland
Sponsoring Department: Department of Anesthesiology
Length of Program: One year, may be extended to two years.
Size of Program: One fellow per year
Annual Program: Yes
Education Requirements: At least one year experience as staff anesthesiologist
Additional Requirements: French fluency preferred
Disciplines Represented: MD
Type of Fellowship: Post Graduate - Clinical Research
Fellowship Program Director: Alex Cahana, MD, DAAPM, MAS
Description: High volume postoperative and Interventional Pain Unit, looking for young clinicians wishing to obtain clinical and research skills in the field.
Year Established: 2004
Accreditation: ABA or European equivalent
Fellowship Funded by: Department of Anesthesiology. Salary equivalent of junior staff in Geneva (around 100,000$)
- Contact Person:
- Alex Cahana
Department of Anesthesiology
Geneva University Hospital
1211 Geneva, Switzerland
+41 22 3827403
alex.cahana@hcuge.ch
Washington University Pain Center
Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, MO, USA
Sponsoring Department: Department of Anesthesiology
Length of Program: Variable
Size of Program: One fellow per year
Annual Program: Yes
Education Requirements: PhD or MD
Disciplines Represented: MD, PhD
Type of Fellowship: Doctoral - Basic Research
Fellowship Program Director: Robert, Gereau, PhD
Description: Opportunities for postdoctoral research training in Pain Center laboratories performing basic and translational pain research.
Fellowship Funded by: Laboratory Principle Investigators
- Contact Person:
- Contact Laboratory Principle Investigators
Washington University Pain Center
Washington University School of Medicine
660 S. Euclid Ave, Campus Box 8054
St Louis, MO 63110
314/362-8376
paincenter@wustl.edu
http://paincenter.wustl.edu
To submit a fellowship training opportunity, click here to complete a questionnaire.