Regional Anesthesiology Fellowship

About the program

The Department of Anesthesiology offers two ACGME Accredited fellowships spot, which provide participants with a well-rounded, one-year clinical, research and teaching experience focused on the perioperative care of surgical patients. Our hospitals are located in Columbus, Ohio, with most rotations (including core months) being completed at University Hospital East. The fellowship has an emphasis on regional anesthesia for orthopaedic surgery during the core months of training, including refining skills for single-shot peripheral nerve and neuraxial blocks, as well as extensive training in perineurial catheter placement and management techniques.

Application Process

To provide more consistency and predictability to the RAAPM fellowship application process, nearly 60 RAAAPM fellowship programs have decided to participate in a common application and match process provided by SF Match for recruitment. The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine Fellowship program is proud to be one of these programs participating in this new match process for the upcoming interview season for the 2024-2025 Academic year.

This resulting match system will improve the equity of the process, create a more flexible and comprehensive interview process, and benefit both applicants and individual programs.

Applicants will have to register with and apply to our program through the SF Match website below. SF Match will be the central site involved in processing applications, accepting rank lists, processing of the match itself, as well as providing post-match vacancy matching.

Regional Anesthesiology & Acute Pain Medicine Fellowship with SF Match Portal

Clinical Exposure
- Exposure to a diverse patient population ranging from geriatric trauma and total joint replacements to conditioned athletes with sports-related injuries
- Extensive training in the use of ultrasound-guidance for peripheral and neuraxial blocks, perineural catheters and vascular access procedures
- Management of inpatient and outpatient perineurial catheter services
- Management of acute pain conditions and employment of treatment modalities outside the scope of regional anesthesia
- Additional training in regional anesthetic techniques for general, ophthalmology, thoracic and pediatric surgical cases
- Learning the fundamentals and billing practices required for establishment and maintenance of a regional anesthesia service following completion of the fellowship
Research Exposure
- Initiation and/or completion of at least one institutional review board-approved clinical research protocol during the training period
- Presentation at one departmental grand rounds or national conference during the training period
- Presentation at quarterly divisional journal clubs
- Attendance at one (or two) national regional anesthesiology conference(s) during the training period
- Anatomical dissection of cadaver specimens provided to the department during the training period
Teaching Exposure
- Active participation in the education of both anesthesiology and orthopaedic residents on service
- Participation in teaching workshops offered by the department during the training period
- Active participation and teaching in the cadaver lab provided each month for residents on service
Participating Institutions
- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (University Hospital East, University Hospital, Ross Heart Hospital, James Cancer Hospital)
- Ohio State's Eye and Ear Institute
- Nationwide Children's Hospital

Shana Schwartz, MD

Program Director, Regional Anesthesiology Fellowship

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About the program

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Clinical Exposure

Research Exposure

Teaching Exposure

Participating Institutions

Shana Schwartz, MD

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