| Time frame | This is a 12-month fellowship, which commences on July 1st and ends on June 30th of the following year. Presently, only one fellow per year is accepted into the program. The fellow will be eligible for an academic appointment at Harvard Medical School through the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scope | Approximately 50% of the fellow(s)'s time is spent evaluating and treating patients in one of the Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital clinics. The types of clinics include: headache, complex chronic pain, spine and general musculoskeletal. The fellow also plays an integral role in evaluation of patients for participation in the outpatient multidisciplinary pain rehabilitation program, which consists of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Pain Psychology. Other responsibilities include evaluation and treatment of patients in the Spine Center at Newton-Wellesley Hospital as well as working with a Pain Medicine Board-Certified anesthesiologist in a private office community setting. Additionally, participation in an off-site cadaveric course for implantable devices is offered. Upon completion of the fellowship, the fellow will have acquired skills in performing the following interventional procedures:
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| • | The fellow will attend weekly didactics sponsored by SRH and will be responsible for online CME activities. |
| • | The fellow will be responsible for covering telephone pages during the weeknight afterhours, on weekends and holidays, unless prior arrangements have been made. There are no in-house responsibilities on weeknights or weekends/holidays. |
| • | It is expected that the fellow will participate in clinical research trials and other research projects during the course of the year. |