Pain Medicine Fellowship

Emory’s Multidisciplinary Pain Medicine Fellowship is a 12-month ACGME-accredited program providing intensive training in the evaluation and management of pain. Six fellows are admitted to our program each year.

We provide instruction in the multidisciplinary management of pain including the use of both interventional and medical approaches. Interventional techniques include:

• Somatic and sympathetic blocks
• Neurolytic blocks
• Spinal cord and peripheral nerve stimulation
• Intrathecal implantations
• Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty as well as vertebral tumor ablations
• Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression (MILD)
• Radiofrequency ablation (RFA)
• Basivertebral nerve ablation  

Participation in clinical and translational research is encouraged. 

Our rich didactic program provides a stimulating, interactive framework for learning the art and science of pain management.

Through exposure to a wide variety of patient cases and management strategies, Emory's Multidisciplinary Pain Management Fellowship program strives to provide a balanced, exciting and rewarding experience for the fellows, ultimately generating competent and ethical pain consultants and leaders.

The Emory Multidisciplinary Pain Medicine fellowship applicant must be a postgraduate physician eligible to undergo the examination and certification process of the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) or an equivalent Board, or have completed the process and been certified by the ABA or an equivalent Board (such as Anesthesiology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Neurology or Psychiatry).

Fellowship applicant must possess either a Georgia temporary training permit valid for one year or a Georgia state medical license to practice medicine. Applications are accepted starting January 1 of the year prior to beginning the fellowship (eg. January 1, 2018, for start date August 1, 2019).

Duration of Fellowship

One year (start date: August 1)

Accreditation

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)

Number of Positions Available

Six. Emory's Pain Medicine Fellowship program participates in the National Residency Match Program and the Electronic Residency Application Service.

Required Documents 

Required documents to complete the application file:

• We are currently accepting the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) application. Applications are reviewed starting January 1 with interviews typically scheduled in the spring.
• Curriculum vitae
• A personal statement
• Dean’s letter from medical school
• 3-4 Letters of recommendation (inclusive of a letter from current Program Director)
• Copies of all USMLE Step 1, 2, 3 board scores (inclusive of Step 2 Clinical Skills and Step 2 Clinical Knowledge scores)
• Copy of ECFMG certificate (if applicable)

Upon Matching in the Program the below documents are required:

• Copies of all diplomas (medical school, transitional/internship year, residency)
• Copy of visa (if applicable)
• Copy of ACLS and BLS certificates (updated certificates required at the start of fellowship)

The Emory Multidisciplinary Pain Medicine fellowship is structured into six main rotations:

• Continuity Outpatient Pain clinic at Emory University Hospital Midtown
• Neurology and psychiatry approaches to pain management
• Cancer and palliative care; geriatric pain management
• Grady Memorial Hospital Pain Clinic
• Emory Spine Clinic
• Atlanta VAMC Pain Clinic

Call is dedicated to the management of hospitalized acute, chronic, and cancer pain patients at Emory University Hospital and Emory University Hospital Midtown.

• Emory University Hospital Midtown
• Emory University Hospital
• Grady Memorial Hospital
• Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
• Emory Clinic
• Emory Orthopaedics and Spine Center at Executive Park
• Atlanta VA Medical Center