Overview
Multidisciplinary pain training with outpatient and inpatient consultation, interventional procedures and neurology and psychiatry rotations.
The programme
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship
- Duration
- Not stated on official page
- Start
- 1 August
- Positions
- 6 per year
- Accreditation
- ACGME (programme code 5300504076)
- Department
- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Completed ACGME-accredited residency and valid California medical licence before appointment
- International applicants
- Institution policy (UCLA GME, ACGME programmes): IMGs eligible with ECFMG certification (USMLE Steps 1-2) or a full California licence; all IMG applicants must be reviewed by the GME office/DIO before an offer and must meet California licensure requirements to continue training
- Visa support
- Institution policy (UCLA GME, ACGME programmes): ECFMG-sponsored clinical J-1 is the preferred visa; H-1B considered only for US LCME/AOA graduates moving from F-1 OPT, trainees already in clinical training on H-1B with enough time left, or physicians of national/international renown (department-funded, case by case)
- Licence requirement
- Valid California medical licence required before appointment
How to apply
- Deadline
- ERAS submission period November through March (2027-28 cycle opened November 2025); interviews March-April; offers made during interview period
- Application method
- ERAS and NRMP
Funding
- Funding
- Paid PGY-5 positions (salary amount not stated)
Official sources
https://www.uclahealth.org/departments/anes/education/fellowship-programs/pain-medicine-fellowshiphttps://www.uclahealth.org/departments/anes/education/fellowship-programs/pain-medicine-fellowship/application-processhttps://medschool.ucla.edu/ucla-gme-visa-policyhttps://medschool.ucla.edu/ucla-gme-international-medical-graduate-policy
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