All applicants must have completed an approved residency training program in anesthesia prior to the beginning of their fellowship training, which is classified as year PGY-5. Interested applicants should submit:

1. Electronic Residency/Fellowship Application
2. Curriculum vitae
3. Personal statement
4. USMLE scores
5. ECFMG certificate (if applicable)
6. Letters of recommendation (3)

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After all of these documents have been received and reviewed, qualified canditates will be invited for interviews, which are usually held in late autumn. Final decisions are made by February 1 for positions starting July 1. Three Fellows are accepted each year.

For additional information about the Fellowship Program or to request a printed copy of the application form, contact either:

Richard W. Rosenquist, M.D. Director, Center for Pain Medicine and Regional Anesthesia Department of Anesthesia University of Iowa Health Care 200 Hawkins Drive, 6-JCP Iowa City, IA 52242-1079 319-353-7683 richard-rosenquist@uiowa.edu

Teresa Schmidt Center for Pain Medicine and Regional Anesthesia Fellowship Program Department of Anesthesia University of Iowa Health Care 200 Hawkins Drive, 6-JCP Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1079 319-353-7783 teresa-schmidt-1@uiowa.edu

• Richard W. Rosenquist, MD serves as the Medical Director of the Pain Medicine Division as well as the Pain Medicine Fellowship Program
• Tim Brennan, MD, PhD provides the division with expertise in acute pain management and research
• Venkateswara Karuparthy, MD has expertise in alternative medicine techniques and is Program Director of the Pain Management Seminar held monthly
• Donna L. Hammond, PhD Anesthesia Research Chair, is internationally recognized for her research in basic pain mechanisms

This is a one-year fellowship leading to board certification in Pain Management by the American Board of Anesthesiology. This fellowship is accredited by the American College of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

The Pain Medicine Fellowship Program began in July 1996. The program accepts three fellows per year. The didactic program comprises of a Monday evening Pain Medicine subspecialty lecture series; Wednesday evening Morbidity and Mortality conference, and a monthly journal club. Fellows participate in new or ongoing clinical research that leads to the publication and presentation of an abstract, and eventual publication in peer-reviewed literature. Opportunities in basic science research and translational medicine may be pursued after the one year clinical fellowship. The Pain Medicine Fellows gain experience in acute, chronic, cancer pain management. The acute pain medicine service actively manages acute postoperative and cancer pain in the inpatient setting. It also provides consultations and serves as a resource for other services. The service commonly utilizes PCA pumps, thoracic and lumbar epidural catheters, intrathecal catheters, brachial plexus catheters, and peripheral nerve plexus catheters.

The Center for Pain Medicine and Regional Anesthesia at the University of Iowa serves patients with chronic pain from both cancer and non-cancer related diagnoses. Multimodal treatment protocols are instituted, utilizing both interventional and non-interventional techniques.

Interventional procedures include:

The Center for Pain Medicine and Regional Anesthesia includes 6 general examination suites, 6 procedure rooms, 2 flouroscopy surgical suites, 2 psychology suites and administrative offices for faculty and staff. The Center lies adjacent to the University Hospital main OR suite, allowing co-ordinated care for patients requiring regional anesthesia services prior to, during and following surgery.

Fellows participate in new and ongoing clinical research that leads to presentation of an abstract and eventual publication in the peer-reviewed literature. Opportunities in basic science research and translational medicine may be pursued after the one-year clinical fellowship. The Department of Anesthesia maintains a strong interest in basic science pain research. Additional opportunities for training in either basic science or clinical research in pain medicine are provided by The University of Iowa Pain Research Program. This NIH-supported multidisciplinary research training program is open to both Ph.D.s and M.D.s who have completed residency training in any specialty. It is primarily designed to prepare individuals for an independent academic career as physician scientists. Additional information can be found at http://www.anesth.uiowa.edu/painresearch/.

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