Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesia Fellowship

Overview

Clinical training spans cardiac surgery, heart and lung transplantation, structural-heart procedures, thoracic anesthesia and mechanical circulatory support.

The programme

Focus

Adult cardiothoracic anaesthesia

Training type

Clinical Fellowship

Duration

1 year

Start

Not stated on official page

Positions

5 per year

Accreditation

ACGME

Department

Department of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility

Institution policyGraduate of LCME- or AOA-accredited US school, or IMG with valid ECFMG certificate/full Tennessee licence; prerequisite training must be ACGME, RCPSC/CFPC or ACGME-I accredited

International applicants

Institutional GME requirement: holders of a foreign medical degree need a valid ECFMG certificate; no programme-specific policy stated

Visa support

Institution policyJ-1 via ECFMG; H-1B considered case by case by programme with GME; no new O-1 applications supported

Licence requirement

Institution policyHouse staff train under a Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners licence exemption obtained by GME; full Tennessee licence needed for moonlighting and for non-ACGME clinical fellows with a secondary faculty appointment

How to apply

Deadline

Applications via SF Match accepted from November through 31 January

Application method

SF Match

Funding

Funding

Salary not stated; CME budget provided for conference attendance

Official sources