Medical Residency/Fellowship Programs

Multiple-Pathway Medical Fellowship Programs

Colleges award this field under 18 named programs, from Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Program to Multiple-Pathway Medical Fellowship Programs, Other.

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Colleges may offer this field under 18 more specific program names. The program you choose affects the courses you take.

Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Program: Prepares physicians in the management of care for patients with acutely life-threatening conditions which may include multiple organ failure. Covers the management of critical care units, emergency procedures and post-discharge care of former critical care patients. Requires prior completion of a residency program in anesthesiology, internal medicine, or obstetrics and gynecology. Note: critical care anesthesiology is no longer a medical subspecialty, but anesthesiologists may complete a subspecialty in critical care medicine.
Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program: Prepares physicians in the care and management of elderly patients in acute, ambulatory, community and long-term care settings, and the treatment of diseases and conditions associated with the aging process. Covers ethical and legal issues, behavioral aspects of illness, socioeconomic factors in care and rehabilitation therapies. Requires prior completion of a residency program in family medicine or internal medicine.
Health Policy Fellowship Program: Prepares physicians to effect change within the health care system and advocate for the practice of medicine to ultimately shape the future health care landscape on both local and national levels. Requires prior completion of an accredited medical residency program.
Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program: Prepares physicians to prevent and relieve the suffering experienced by patients with life-limiting illnesses and to maximize the quality of life while addressing the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs of both patient and family throughout the course of the disease, including through the dying process and subsequent family grieving. Requires prior completion of a residency program in anesthesiology, emergency medicine, family medicine, internal medicine, neurology, child neurology, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, physical medicine and rehabilitation, psychiatry, radiation oncology, or general surgery.
Integrative Medicine Fellowship Program: Prepares physicians to practice medicine in a way that reaffirms the importance of the relationship between practitioner and patient; focuses on the whole person; is informed by evidence; and makes use of all appropriate therapeutic approaches, healthcare professionals, and disciplines to achieve optimal health and healing. Requires prior completion of an accredited medical residency program.
Medical Education Fellowship Program: Prepares physicians to teach deliver, design, and evaluate courses and curricula for medical students, residents, and faculty. Requires prior completion of an accredited medical residency program.
Medical Toxicology Fellowship Program: Prepares physicians who specialize in the prevention, evaluation, treatment, and monitoring of injury and illness from exposures to drugs and chemicals, as well as exposures to biological and radiological agents. Important areas include acute drug poisoning; adverse drug events; drug abuse, addiction, and withdrawal; chemicals and hazardous materials; terrorism preparedness; venomous bites and stings; and environmental and workplace exposures. Requires prior completion of a residency program in emergency medicine, pediatrics, or preventive medicine.
Neuromuscular Medicine Fellowship Program: Prepares physicians in the diagnosis and management of disorders of nerve, muscle, or neuromuscular junction, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, peripheral neuropathies, various muscular dystrophies, congenital and acquired myopathies, inflammatory myopathies, and neuromuscular transmission disorders. Requires prior completion of a residency program in neurology, child neurology, or physical medicine and rehabilitation.
Pain Medicine Fellowship Program: Prepares physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of the entire range of painful disorders, either as a primary physician or consultant, for patients experiencing problems with acute, chronic, and/or cancer pain in both hospital and ambulatory settings. Requires prior completion of a residency program in anesthesiology, neurology, child neurology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, or psychiatry.
Simulation Fellowship Program: Prepares physicians to develop, implement, manage, and assess healthcare simulation-based activities and programs. Requires prior completion of an accredited medical residency program.

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