Pain Medicine Fellowship Program Factsheet

Program Director

Sayed E. Wahezi, MD

Program Administrator

Wilhelmenia Williams-Aponte

Inception year

2011-2012

Accreditation

ACGME

Fellows/year

6

Match Participation

Yes

ERAS Participation

Yes

Active Clinical Trials

Yes

Length of program

1 year

Start date

July 1st

Active publications

Yes

Curriculum

PM&R (Core), Anesthesiology (30 days),
Neurology (7 days), Psychiatry (7 days)
Hospice and Palliative Care (7 days)

Eligible candidates

PM&R, Anesthesiology, Neurology, ER, or Psychiatry Board Eligible/Certified

Didactics

Board Preparation Lectures (Q week) Journal Club (Q month) Morbidity and Mortality (Q 4-6 weeks)

Quality Improvement

Yearly mandated project

Research

Participation strongly encouraged

All applications to be received via ERAS
Application start: 12/1
Application end: 5/31
All spots filled via NRMP

CV

Medical License

Completed application

Valid ECFMG Certificate
(if applicable)

Visa (if applicable)

BCLS/ACLS

3 Letters of Recommendation

SAE scores (if applicable)

USMLE scores: Step I, II, III

Personal Statement

Medical School Diploma

Letter of PGY-1 year completion

Photo

Medical School Transcript