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Regional and Obstetric Anesthesiology Hybrid One-Year Fellowship Pathway

"A woman in a hospital bed holding a baby"

 

This combined one-year hybrid fellowship comprises advanced training in regional anesthesiology and obstetric anesthesiology. The objectives of the program include advanced training in clinical care, education, and research to obtain expertise in both sub-specialties after satisfactory completion of a core anesthesiology residency. 

The instructor-level fellow will learn core and higher level practice in each individual sub-specialty, as well as how to integrate the fields for consultant-level management. The one-year curriculum integrates five months of regional anesthesiology rotations and five months of obstetric anesthesiology rotations. Electives may be chosen from each subspecialty based on the fellow’s preference. Substantial departmental financial and intellectual support through clinical or basic research projects is available, and fellows are expected to present an academic project representing their scholarly contributions to the field.

Application Process Requirements and Qualifications:

  • Candidates will have completed an ACGME/ACGMEi approved residency training program in Anesthesiology 
  • Candidates must have MD, DO, MBBS or equivalent
  • Candidates must be eligible for licensure in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
  • Candidates must be certified by the American Board of Anesthesiologists or the American Osteopathic Board of Anesthesiology or be in the certification process
  • Internationally-trained physicians who hold an equivalent certification may be considered for appointment

Application Process

Please email the below application materials to Barb Chismar at chismarbn@upmc.edu.

  1. Personal statement
  2. Three letters of recommendation (one must be from Residency Program Director)
  3. MSPE/Dean’s Letter
  4. Medical school transcript
  5. CV
  6. Exam scores (USMLE Steps 1, 2, 3 or equivalent)
  7. ECFMG certificate (if applicable)

Upon submission of application materials, fellows will be selected by a review committee on the basis of letters of reference and an interview.

For further information and submission of supplementary application materials, please contact Nicholas Schott, MD, and C. Tyler Smith, MD, the Co-Directors of our Regional /Obstetric Anesthesiology Hybrid Fellowship, c/o:

Barb Chismar, Project Manager
Phone: 412-692-4505
E-mail: ​chismarbn@upmc.edu