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Fellowship in Pain Management
The Fellowship in Pain Management encompasses a core program combined with one
of two tracks. Prospective Fellows must select their preferred track at the
time of application. The two tracks are:
Those fellows who concentrate in the interventional track will be expected to
acquire competencies in the use of interventional techniques while becoming
well informed about the medical management of pain. Fellows who concentrate
in the medical track will be expected to acquire a high level of skill in medical
management while becoming well informed about interventional approaches.
Interventional Track
Following completion of the interventional track of the Fellowship in Pain Management,
the trainee will be able to assess and manage acute pain, chronic non-cancer
pain, and cancer pain through acquisition of the following competencies:
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Perform a comprehensive pain assessment to formulate the
pain diagnosis, describe relevant functional and psychosocial outcomes,
and integrate information about medical and psychiatric co-morbidities |
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Analyze benefit and burden of multiple treatments for pain
and related problems based on the assessment and develop an appropriate
multimodality plan of care |
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Appropriately document findings, communicate with other
treating professionals, and communicate and educate patients and families |
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Appropriately select and competently perform pain management
procedures, including injection therapies, neural blockade, and implant
therapies |
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Provide safe and effective administration of non-opioid,
opioid, and “adjuvant” analgesics |
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Integrate non-pharmacological approaches into a therapeutic
strategy for pain |
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Apply documentation approaches, evidence-based medicine
techniques, and quality improvement methods to treatment evaluation and
practice management |
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Integrate pain management into broader model of palliative
care for patients with cancer or other serious or life-threatening illnesses |
Schedule of Rotations
| 7-8 months |
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Ambulatory interventional practice |
| 2 months |
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Inpatient consultation team |
| 1 month |
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Inpatient Pain, Palliative Care and Hospice Unit |
| 1 month |
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Acute Pain Service and OR procedures |
| Continuity Clinic |
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1 session/week all year |
Medical Track
Following completion of the medical track of the Fellowship in Pain Management,
the trainee will be able to assess and manage acute pain, chronic non-cancer
pain, and cancer pain through acquisition of the following competencies:
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Perform a comprehensive pain assessment to formulate the
pain diagnosis, describe relevant functional and psychosocial outcomes,
and integrate information about medical and psychiatric co-morbidities |
|
Analyze benefit and burden of multiple treatments for pain
and related problems based on the assessment and develop an appropriate
multimodality plan of care |
|
Appropriately document findings, communicate with other
treating professionals, and communicate and educate patients and families |
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Understand indications for referral to interventional pain
management specialists and understand the techniques involved, the expected
outcomes and the potential complications |
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Provide safe and effective administration of non-opioid,
opioid, and “adjuvant” analgesics |
|
Integrate non-pharmacological approaches into a therapeutic
strategy for pain |
|
Apply documentation approaches, evidence based medicine
techniques, and quality improvement methods to treatment evaluation and
practice management |
|
Integrate pain medicine into broader model of palliative
care for patients with cancer or other serious or life-threatening illnesses |
Schedule of Rotations
| 4-5 months |
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Ambulatory interventional practice |
| 3-4 months |
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Inpatient consultation team |
| 2 months |
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Inpatient Pain, Palliative Care and Hospice Unit |
| 1 month |
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Acute Pain Service and OR procedures |
| Continuity Clinic |
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1 session/week all year |
Faculty
The Fellowship in Pain Management has an experienced interdisciplinary faculty.
Current members include:
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Specialty /Title / Interest
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| Ronald Kaplan, MD |
Program Director / Anesthesiologist
Interventional Pain Medicine |
| Suelane Do Ouro, MD |
Assistant Director / Anesthesiologist
Interventional Pain Medicine |
| Jan Slomba, MD |
Anesthesiologist
Interventional Pain Medicine |
| David Woog, MD |
Anesthesiologist
Interventional Pain Medicine |
| Nilufer Guleyupoglu, MD |
Physiatrist
Interventional Pain Medicine |
| Ricardo Cruciani, MD |
DPMPC Vice-Chair / Neurologist
Medical Pain Medicine |
| Russell Portenoy, MD |
DPMPC Chair / Neurologist
Pain Medicine / Palliative Care |
| Benjamin Natelson, MD |
Neurologist
Fibromyalgia Specialist |
| Knox Todd, MD |
Emergency Medicine Physician
Pain and ED Medicine |
| Myra Glajchen, DSW |
Associate Program Director
DPMPC Institute Director
Social Work |
| Marilyn Bookbinder, PhD, RN |
DPMPC Director of Nursing |
| Alessandra Strada, PhD |
Psychologist |
| Sami Ahmed, PharmD |
Clinical Pharmacist |
All Fellows participate in a didactic program including weekly Fellow lectures,
clinical conferences, and Pain Division Team meetings, and monthly Grand Rounds,
Morbidity and Mortality conference, and journal clubs.
Application Process
If you are interested in applying for a fellowship, please download and complete
the following forms:
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, beginning in the May prior to
the start of the training year. Applications are reviewed by members of the
Department’s Education Committee. Owing to the volume of applications,
only selected applicants will be granted a face-to-face interview with Department
faculty. On site interviews take place in September and October, and fellowship
offers are made in November.
Please note: The Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative
Care is unable to support or accept foreign applicants carrying H1B visas.
For information on benefits and terms and conditions
of employment, please visit Beth Israel Medical Center's Graduate
Medical Education website: www.BethIsraelGME.org
-- user name: applicant; password: entrance
Contact Person
Completed application packets should be mailed to the address below:
If you are interested in applying
for a fellowship, please contact:
Myra Glajchen, DSW
Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care
Beth Israel Medical Center
1st Avenue at 16th Street
New York, NY 10003
Tel: (212) 844-1472
Fax: (212) 844-1503
Email: StopPain@chpnet.org
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