Clinical Fellowship Application
A Message from the Director
Thank you for your interest in the Stanford Pain Management Fellowship. I want to highlight a few features of the program. As you consider our program I hope you will find that we provide a comprehensive approach to the management of acute, chronic and cancer pain management in both the inpatient and outpatient settings.
Fellows currently rotate in a variety of clinical settings including the Stanford Outpatient Clinic, acute inpatient ward rotation, outpatient procedures, the Palo Alto Veterans’ Administration Hospital, and the Lucile Salter-Packard Children’s Pediatric Pain Service. Additional exposure to other practice settings through the efforts of our voluntary clinical faculty is also available. Throughout these rotations, a fundamental philosophy encompassing a comprehensive approach to the patient is pervasive. Fundamentally, appropriate diagnoses must be obtained in order to provide appropriate therapeutic options. An emphasis on functional rehabilitation in all settings allows the appropriate use of medical, procedural, rehabilitative and psychological interventions to be appropriately tailored to individual patient needs. The role of the pain management specialist as a consultant to the other medical specialties is emphasized. There is however, an opportunity for primary management of pain patients in our inpatient Med-Behavioral Unit where our most complex patients are managed by the fellows during the inpatient rotation.
From a procedural standpoint, the fellows participate three days per week in our procedural rotation including all the basic neural blockades. In addition, the surgical techniques of spinal cord stimulation and intrathecal pump placement are within the scope of practice in the Pain Management Center. Opportunities exist for the fellows to become competent in the variety of procedures appropriate for the practice of comprehensive pain management.
Academically, the fellows participate in the regular education sessions of the service including Grand Rounds and M & M conferences. During the course of the year, fellows will be asked to present in these various conferences to supplement their clinical education. The opportunity for scholarly activities exists and is an expectation of the fellowship. Coordination with the Director of Pain Research allows appropriate integration with the academic activities of the division.
We are currently accepting applications for the fellowship beginning July 2009. The application deadline is November 1 2008.
You can dowload the Application here as a PDF.
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Please also print these licensing requirements for your records: PDF
In addition to completing the application, please forward your CV, medical school transcripts, copy of your Medical School diploma, copy of USMLE scores, at least three letters of reference from individuals who know your professional capabilities and, if applicable, verification of your visa status. If applicable, include one letter regarding a pain rotation during residencey. A letter from your Program Director or Chairperson is preferable but not mandatory.
Additionally, we now require a copy of your PGY 1 (internship year) certification letter upon application; a copy of your PGY 2-4 (residency years) certificate will be required upon acceptance to the program.
Please note that only J-1 visas are acceptable. H-1B visa holders will not be accepted for consideration.
We also now require a summative evaluation letter/exit interview completed by your program director that both documents your performance during the final period of resident education and verifies that you have demonstrated sufficient competence to enter practice without direct supervision.
Applications via email are not accepted.
Please mail all documents to:
Carolyn Rebello
Pain Fellowship Coordinator
Stanford University
780 Welch Road #208
Palo Alto, CA 94304
I look forward to reviewing your application.
Sincerely,
Sean Mackey, MD, PhD
Director, Division of Pain Management
Stanford University School of Medicine
