Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship

Overview

A one-year fellowship at St. Louis Children's Hospital (about 20,000 anesthetics a year) rotating through general, acute pain and regional, cardiac, pediatric critical care and ambulatory anesthesia.

The programme

Training type

Clinical Fellowship

Duration

One year (12 months)

Start

Institution policyWashU GME appointment (stipend) year runs 1 July – 30 June

Positions

Five each year

Accreditation

Not stated on official page

Department

Department of Anesthesiology, WashU Medicine (Barnes-Jewish Hospital / St. Louis Children's Hospital)

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility

Not stated on official page

International applicants

Institution policyInternational graduates accepted via ECFMG J-1 sponsorship (H-1B at programme discretion); Missouri temporary licence requires a permanent ECFMG certificate

Visa support

Institution policyWashU GME Consortium supports ECFMG J-1 visas (managed by institutional Training Program Liaisons); H-1B may be supported at department/programme discretion; WashU holds ACGME Non-Standard Training recognition so non-accredited fellowships can host J-1 trainees

Licence requirement

Institution policy (Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts): residents and fellows in approved Missouri training programmes must hold a Missouri temporary licence (renewed annually; applied for via the hospital) before practising; IMGs need a permanent ECFMG certificate

How to apply

Deadline

Not stated on official page

Application method

Not stated on official page

Funding

Funding

Institution policyWashU/BJH/SLCH GME Consortium stipends 1 July 2026-30 June 2027: PGY1 $71,239; PGY2 $74,399; PGY3 $77,597; PGY4 $80,895; PGY5 $84,439; PGY6 $88,091; PGY7 $91,618; PGY8 $95,032; PGY9 $99,151 (all fellows paid PGY-based salary whether or not ACGME-accredited)

Official sources