Pain Management Fellowship 

The Pain Management Fellowship in the Georgetown University Hospital/National Rehabilitation Hospital (GTUH/NRH) PM&R Residency Training Program is a twelve (12) month ACGME accredited experience based at the Washington Hospital Center (WHC) in the District of Columbia (D.C.). Throughout the twelve months of training, the fellow receives a longitudinal experience in the evaluation of both new and follow-up hospital-based inpatients and ambulatory community-based outpatients who are experiencing acute , chronic, and cancer related pain. Invasive procedures (over 3,500 per year) are performed both at WHC and in a nearby surgical center.

The Fellowship Program also provides specialty rotations in the areas of headache management, musculoskeletal pain (including rehabilitative/restorative therapies), and psychosocial pain management techniques (including experience in self-regulation training methods). Furthermore, the fellow participates in a hospice experience in order to learn to focus on pain management techniques that are applicable to the home setting where caregivers are relatively untrained and inexperienced.

The fellow is afforded the didactic opportunities of the GTUH/NRH PM&R Residency Training Program as well as those offered by the Departments of Hematology/Oncology, Internal Medicine, Surgery, and Anesthesiology at the Washington Hospital Center. Specific pain management related journal clubs and lectures are conducted for the fellow, who is also expected to be an active participant in the Residency Training Program=s educational curriculum.

QUALIFICATION: Applicants must have completed an ACGME approved residency program in either Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Neurology, or Anesthesiology and be board-admissible or board-certified at the time of the fellowship year. The applicant must also be eligible for D.C. medical licensure.

CERTIFICATE: Upon satisfactory completion of the program, the fellow will receive a certificate attesting to the special training in the area of his/her additional experience.

SALARY AND BENEFITS: The salary for the fellow is commensurate with the PGY5 salary in the MedStar Health System. Benefits will be described at the time of interview.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Completed applications should be received by September 15th of the year prior to the initiation of the fellowship. Please note that interviews may begin prior to the application deadline date (September 15th) of the year preceding the training. It is anticipated that each fellow will begin his/her program on July 1. The applicant for the fellowship training position must provide the following documents:

1. Original Dean's Letter
   
2. Three (3) letters of recommendation from physicians practicing in the U.S. and Canada who have personally supervised the applicant in the performance of medical duties. One letter must be from the candidate’s former/current program director and two letters must be from supervisory attendings with whom the candidate has rotated with in the preceding 12 months and/or most recent Post Graduate Year. Additional letters may be requested.
   
3. It is strongly recommended that the applicant participate in an elective rotation with the Pain Management faculty of this institution either before or while in the process of submitting an application to the Fellowship Training Program. If that is impossible due to scheduling difficulties/geography/ financial concerns/etc., it is then strongly recommended that an additional letter of recommendation be submitted from a faculty member in the resident’s current/former training program with whom he/she has rotated in this specialty area.
   
4. Official Medical School Transcripts
   
5. Personal Statement (signed)
   
6. Curriculum Vitae (or equivalent)
   
7. ECFMG Certificate (if applicable)
   
8. Copy of Medical School Diploma
   
9. USMLE Transcript
   
10. A letter from your Residency Program Director (in either the specialties of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Neurology, or Anesthesiology) which states that you have and/or are expected to complete this ACGME approved residency on a specified given date AND that you are expected to be board-admissible at the end of your residency training.

(As applicable, all documents noted above must be submitted with official certified translations in English).

The applicant must appear for a personal interview (except in extraordinary circumstances).

Prior to beginning the Pain Management Fellowship Training Program, the fellow must present a Certificate/Diploma denoting successful completion of an ACGME approved Residency Program in either Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Neurology, or Anesthesiology. The fellow also must present documentation from either the appropriate certifying board and/or program director, which states he/she is board-admissible.

The Pain Management Fellowship Training Program selects candidates from among eligible applicants on the basis of their preparedness, ability, aptitude, academic credentials, communication skills and demonstrated personal qualities such as motivation and integrity. The Washington Hospital Center and National Rehabilitation Hospital do not discriminate with regard to sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, disability or veteran’s status.

Consistent with United States Immigration Law, applicants to the Fellowship Program must be presently authorized to work in the United States for any employer on a full-time basis or be eligible to participate in the J1 Exchange Visitor Program sponsored by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates. The Fellowship Program does not sponsor new fellowship applicants for H-1B visas.

Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply early to be considered for the one-year fellowship position. Application materials should be mailed to (no faxes):

GTUH/NRH PM&R Pain Management Fellowship Training Program
GTUH/NRH PM&R Residency Training Program
102 Irving Street, N.W., Room# 2146
Washington, DC 20010

Thank you for your interest in our Pain Management Fellowship Training Program. For additional information, please contact S. Malady Kodgi, M.D. at 202-877-3442 or via email: pain.program@medstar.net