Regional Anesthesiology & Acute Pain Medicine Fellowship

Continue your medical education here at UNM as a fellow in our ACGME accredited Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Fellowship. Work and learn over the course of 12 months as you train in all aspects of regional anesthesiology. Care for a variety of patients who are undergoing surgery with a focus on ambulatory anesthesia and perioperative pain management techniques.

As a fellow, you'll master:

• Central neuraxial techniques
• Continuous catheter techniques
• Eye blocks
• Truncal blocks
• Upper and lower extremity peripheral nerve blocks
• Multimodal Analgesia
• Management of acute perioperative pain and acute-on-chronic pain

You will also gain a thorough understanding of sonographic anatomy and use ultrasound guidance.

What to Expect at UNM

In addition to ambulatory surgery exposure, you will also spend several months leading the inpatient Acute Pain Service and performing regional techniques at the UNM Hospital and UNM Children's Hospital. You will actively participate in department educational activities relevant to your training. This includes the division's annual Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia workshop, a national teaching conference for practicing anesthesiologists.

Under faculty supervision, you will assume graduated responsibility for instruction and supervision of medical students and junior residents assigned to the service.

In addition, you are encouraged to participate in clinical and/or basic science research relevant to the discipline of regional anesthesiology. We also offer several minor rotations in areas like chronic pain, OB, and pediatrics for fellows who might have special interest in the overlap between these subspecialities and regional anesthesiology. For fellows who may be interested, we offer internal moonlighting options to maintain general anesthetic skills and supplement income.

As a fellow at UNM, you will be working with a variety of attending physicians, anesthesia providers, residents and patients allowing for a diverse educational environment. We value diversity, equity and strive for an inclusive workplace for all department members and patients.

How to Apply

In an effort to make the recruitment process fair and equitable as possible, our program will be participating in the match process for the 2024-2025 academic year. We will be accepting applications via SF Match for the 2 fellowship positions offered at UNM. If you have completed an ACGME-accredited residency in anesthesiology and are interested in the regional anesthesiology and acute pain medicine fellowship, please register and apply at SF Match.

Applications are due by April 15, 2023 with remote interviews occurring on a rolling basis from February until the end of May. Per SF Match, rank lists are due by June 5, 2023 and match results will be available on June 12, 2023. Any vacancies will be posted to SF Match on June 13, 2023. Training can begin in July or Agust of 2024 for applicants who match. 

Should you have any specific program questions, please do not hesitate to reach out. Thank you for your interest in our program and we look forward to hearing from you.