Chronic Pain Fellowship
The Pain Management Unit (PMU) is a university-affiliated tertiary care clinic administered by the Department of Anesthesia with seven physicians representing anesthesia, psychiatry and physical medicine. The PMU is also closely associated with psychology, physiotherapy, occupational therapy and pain nursing, including a nurse practitioner.
We are seeking an outstanding individual to join the Department of Anesthesia as a chronic pain management fellow. At least six months of the year-long fellowship will take place in our multidisciplinary unit. CanMEDS core competencies will be provided in palliative care, psychiatry and addiction medicine, rehabilitation and musculoskeletal medicine, acute pain, pediatric pain, neurology and neurosurgery.
Our chronic pain management fellowship offers you many opportunities to develop skills in clinical care, judgment, teaching and research. The chronic pain management fellowship offers training, teaching and research in a setting that annually sees 1,700 outpatients per year and completes an additional 1,400 injection and invasive procedures. Nationally and internationally renowned, the PMU has an active clinical research program that works with basic scientists in pain research and with the pediatric pain research group at the IWK Health Centre.
The successful candidate will participate in clinical and research duties. The fellow’s pain practice will evolve throughout the year, growing to include a rapid-consult clinic up to one day per week with increasing autonomy. The fellow will enjoy access to a wide range of experiences, including radio frequency facet denervation, spinal cord stimulation, intrathecal catheters and neurolytic blocks in cancer and palliative care, as well as access to a C-arm in the PMU’s dedicated block room.
The Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Support and mentorship to help you meet your clinical, education and research goals
- Supported opportunities to attend professional conferences
- Established research infrastructure
- Clinical, research and administrative space and infrastructure
More Information
Download the fellowship brochure.
Download the fellowship eligibility criteria.
Download the fellowship application form.
Download the Postgraduate Medical Training Application.
For more information, contact:
Laura Harris Buffett
Managing Director of Education
laura.harrisbuffett@cdha.nshealth.ca
Phone: 902.473.8883
