Pediatric Pain Medicine Fellowship

The Division of Pain Medicine at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles provides comprehensive care to a diverse patient population of children with acute and chronic pain. Our interdisciplinary team of physicians, psychologists, advanced practice providers, nurses and acupuncturists offers holistic care in in a supportive, compassionate environment.

Our one-year ACGME-accredited Pain Medicine fellowship is dedicated to training the next generation of pain medicine physician leaders. We offer an opportunity to achieve excellent clinical skills, leadership skills and personal growth.

We aim to:

• Develop fellows to become clinically excellent pain medicine physician leaders who promote health equity and provide an unmet need for their community
• Recruit and train a diverse fellow class to reflect the populations we serve
• Provide an environment that supports our fellows’ well-being, lifelong learning and growth
• Enhance fellows’ interests in education, research and innovation

About the Pediatric Pain Medicine Fellowship

As one of the largest Pediatric Pain Medicine programs in the country, we are uniquely positioned to offer a comprehensive educational experience to fellows. Our program serves a diverse patient population with extensive resources including outpatient clinics, an interventional program, integrative health and our Inpatient Pain Rehabilitation Program. Fellows also provide patient care at the Cedars Sinai Pain Center at Cedars Sinai Medical Center and participate in conferences, workshops and lectures.

Program Fast Facts

ACGME Accredited: 2022
Fellows per year: 2
Duration: 12 months
Postgraduate Training Required: 4 years
CA Medical License Required: Yes
U.S. Citizenship Required: No
Salary Minimums:  
Post Graduate Year 5: $87,401.60 minimum
Post Graduate Year 6: $90,667.20 minimum
Post Graduate Year 7+: higher than $80,678, TBD by PG Year
Benefits Include: Health and dental insurance, 20 days paid vacation plus sick days, yearly educational stipend, and meal allowance

Training Details

Didactics

• Monthly Grand Rounds
• Weekly pediatric and adult pain lectures
• Cadaver and industry workshops
• Resident lecture series (fellows participate as lecturers)
• Clinical skills workshops
• Leadership (Physician Executive) program
• Quarterly Morbidity and Mortality conference
• Quality improvement curriculum
• Journal Club
• ABA Pediatric and Oral board preparation
• OSCE Board preparation (full day course utilizing high-fidelity simulation)
• Career development course
• Wellness curriculum
• Faculty-Fellow mentorship program

Rotations

The one-year clinical training program includes the following rotations:

• CHLA Pain Medicine Clinic: 6 months
• Cedars-Sinai Pain Clinic: 6 months
• Subspecialty Rotations at CHLA:
  • Neurology
    • Outpatient clinics in electrodiagnostic studies, movement disorders and primary neurology
  • Physical medicine
    • Outpatient clinic and inpatient services focused on evaluation and management of acute and chronic functionally disabled patients including the inpatient pain rehabilitation program
  • Radiology
    • Reading and interpretation of various imaging modalities relevant to pain medicine
  • Palliative medicine
    • Inpatient consultation service consisting of daily inpatient rounds and clinical case conferences
  • Adolescent medicine
    • Psychiatry and addiction medicine rotations in outpatient clinic settings

How to Apply

We accept two fellows each year. The Pediatric Pain Medicine Fellowship participates in the NRMP match and application materials will only be accepted via the ERAS application system. Our ACGME Program ID is 5300504001.

To apply, please submit:

• Current CV
• Personal statement
• Reference letter from your program director addressed to the Fellowship program director
• Two reference letters from anesthesia faculty who know you well
• Most recent In-Training Exam score
• Complete USMLE scores (Steps 1, 2CK, 2CS, 3) or COMLEX (DO equivalent)