This fellowship is a one-year, ACGME-accredited program designed to train anesthesiologists for Special Certification in Critical Care Medicine. Fellows gain expertise in diagnosing and managing complex medical and surgical issues in critically ill patients, working as part of a multidisciplinary team. This program prepares fellows to function independently as consultants in critical care units. 

Training includes:

• Advanced airway management
• Ventilatory support
• Hemodynamic optimization
• ICU procedures

Fellows also learn to interpret imaging studies and use advanced monitoring techniques. In addition to clinical skills, fellows conduct research, practice evidence-based medicine and enhance teaching abilities.

The fellow will spend nine months in the critical care units. The remaining three months will be spent in elective clinical activities, research or scholarly activity relevant to critical care.

Clinical ICU Rotation Schedule:

• Cardiovascular ICE: 3 months
• Surgical/Trauma ICE: 2 months
• Neurosciences ICU: 2 months
• Medical ICE: 2 months
• Electives: 3 months
• Total: 12 months

Fellows can have up to three months of elective rotations. Fellows are encouraged to pick electives that will help shape their future career or enhance their knowledge. 

The following are suggested elective rotations:

• Echocardiography
• General Cardiology
• Pulmonary Medicine
• Vascular Neurology
• Clinical Anesthesia
• Solid Organ Transplant
• Infectious Disease 
• Heart Failure/MCS
• General Radiology 
• Epilepsy/EEG
• Cardiac Anesthesia 
• Cardiopulmonary Transplant
• Nephrology
• Research/QAI
• Neuroradiology
• Oncology 
• Neuroanesthesia 
• Hepatology 

The Chronic Pain Management Fellowship program at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson is designed to provide comprehensive training to manage chronic pain patients with musculoskeletal, neuropathic and cancer pain. The program provides extensive training in the areas of conservative, pharmacological and interventional pain management techniques. We collaborate with other departments to provide exposure to neurology, psychiatry, radiology and other divisions to provide a multi-modal approach for pain control. We place patient safety as our top priority while focusing on exceptional education training.

The Pain Fellowship is an ACGME-accredited program offering a 12-month training in pain management. Fellows will gain expertise in evaluating and treating chronic and cancer pain while learning to establish pain management services. The multi-disciplinary Outpatient Pain Management Facility includes anesthesiologists collaborating with neurologists, neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons, physiatrists and psychiatrists.

Fellows will gain experience in pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventional techniques, including:

• Fluoroscopic-guided somatic blocks
• Sympathetic blocks
• Neurolytic blocks
• Radiofrequency ablation
• Spinal cord stimulator trials

They can participate in research projects and become eligible for the Pain Management certification exam from the American Board of Anesthesiology upon completion.

2024 Academic Year

The Pain Medicine fellowship program participates in the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP). Applicants must apply through the ERAS system. 

To apply please provide the following: 

• A complete curriculum vitae
• Official transcript from medical school
• Official transcripts of USMLE/NBME scores
• Personal statement
• Three letters of recommendation: One letter should be from the Chronic Pain Program Director; if you do not have a Chronic Pain Division, we require a Residency Program Director letter.
• Official licensure verification from currently licensing state
• Written explanation of any gaps in training, greater than one month, since graduation from medical school

Prior to matriculation, all fellows will be required to provide a certificate of completion from an ACGME-accredited residency.

We will be scheduling interviews May and June of 2023. Please submit your application by March 31, 2023.

2025 Academic Year

The Critical Care Anesthesiology fellowship program participates in the San Francisco Match. Applicants must apply through the SFMatch system. 

We will plan to conduct fellowship interviews from February 2024 to March 2024.

When applying to our fellowship, please provide:

• A complete curriculum vitae
• Official transcript from medical school
• Official transcripts of USMLE/NBME scores
• Personal statement: Three letters of recommendation; one should be from the Critical Care Medicine Division Chief Fellowship Director or the Residency Program Director
• Official licensure verification from currently licensed state
• Written explanation of any gaps in training, greater than one month, since graduation from medical school

Note: Prior to matriculation, all fellows will be required to provide a certificate of completion from an ACGME-accredited residency.