Pain Medicine Fellowship

Overview

Interdisciplinary pain training across UW, Swedish, Veterans Affairs and cancer-care settings, with interventional practice and multidisciplinary management.

The programme

Training type

Clinical Fellowship

Duration

1 year

Start

Institution policyUW GME academic year runs 1 July to 30 June (AY27: 1 July 2026 - 30 June 2027)

Positions

6 per year (5 adult track + 1 pediatric pain)

Accreditation

ACGME (since 1993)

Department

Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility

Completed ACGME, AOA, ACGME-I, RCPSC or CFPC residency by start; specialties eligible for ABA Pain Medicine boards (anesthesiology, PM&R, EM, FM, psychiatry, neurology); paediatric pain track for paediatric specialists; Washington licence eligibility and US work authorization

International applicants

Foreign national physicians accepted if eligible; ECFMG-sponsored J-1 required for visa sponsorship

Visa support

J-1 (ECFMG-sponsored); H-1B generally not provided unless ineligible for J-1 and approved before ranking

Licence requirement

Eligible for Washington State provider licence

How to apply

Deadline

ERAS; December NRMP match cycle (specific closing date not stated)

Application method

ERAS and NRMP (December match cycle)

Funding

Funding

Paid: annual stipend per UW GME schedule plus academic allowance

Official sources