Overview
Advanced liver-transplant anaesthesia training at a high-volume centre, combining transplant call, independent attending practice, multidisciplinary conferences and scholarly work.
The programme
- Focus
- Liver transplant anaesthesia
- Training type
- Clinical Instructorship
- Duration
- 1 year
- Start
- July or August, with some flexibility
- Positions
- 2–3 per year
- Accreditation
- Not stated on official page
- Department
- Not stated on official page
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Completed anaesthesiology training and board eligibility or international equivalent; permit requirements apply
- International applicants
- Yes
- Visa support
- Institution policyUCSF sponsors J-1 (ECFMG) and H-1B (incl. OPT) visas; H-1B/OPT require pre-approval by UCSF OGME; non-ACGME fellowships can take J-1 trainees only if ACGME Non-Standard Training (NST) recognised
- Licence requirement
- International applicants must qualify for a California Medical Board 2113 Special Permit
How to apply
- Deadline
- Rolling from January for the following academic year; for 2027/28 deadline was Monday 9 February 2026 (2026/27 filled); applications for a given year open the preceding January
- Application method
- Email CV, 500-word statement of interest and three letters of recommendation to Dr Dieter Adelmann and Dr Kate Kronish
Funding
- Funding
- Institution policySalaried on UCSF CIR collective-bargaining scale (rates effective 1 Oct 2025, incl. housing allowance): PGY4 $106,127; PGY5 $109,737; PGY6 $113,149; PGY7 $116,315; PGY8 $121,494; 2026-27 scale under union negotiation
Official sources
https://anesthesia.ucsf.edu/opportunities/liver-transplant-anesthesia-clinical-instructor-programhttps://meded.ucsf.edu/gme-resident-and-fellow-resource-hub/salary-and-benefitshttps://surgeryeducation.ucsf.edu/general-surgery-residency-eligibility-recruitment-and-selection-policy
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