Pain Medicine Fellowship

Prerequisites for Admission

The Medical College of Georgia currently accepts three fellows in its Pain Medicine Fellowship each year on a competitive basis. Candidates must have successfully completed or be in the last year of training in an accredited residency in anesthesiology, neurology, neurosurgery, physiatry or psychiatry to apply to the Pain Medicine Fellowship. Candidates must be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or on a sponsored J-1 Visa.

How to Apply

If you plan to apply to MCG's Pain Medicine Fellowship, please submit:

• MCG application
• Official medical school transcript
• Notarized copy of medical school diploma
• Step 1, 2 and 3 Board scores
• Official record of Board scores
• ECFMG certificate, if applicable
• Verification of residency training
• Most recent In-Training/Self-assessment residency examination scores
• Data sheet
• Curriculum vitae
• Personal statement
• Copy of dean’s letter
• 3 current letters of recommendation
• Letter from your residency program director
• Pre-employment drug screen form
• Patient confidentiality statements for MCG and MCGHI

Applications for each academic year should be completed by September 30. If you wish to be considered for an interview, please ensure that we receive all the required documentation. To check on the completeness of your file, contact Susan Dawkins. If you are considered for an appointment, you will be asked to visit the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta for an interview. Interviews are usually conducted from July through December.

For an application form or more information, please provide the following to Susan Dawkins, Residency and Pain Fellowship Education Coordinator:

• Your name, phone number, and address
• Program in which you are interested
• Medical school attended
• Year of graduation
• Your current residency/fellowship, if any
  

For more information about Graduate Medical Education at the Medical College of Georgia, please contact:

GME Office
Medical College of GA
1120 15th Street, AE-3042
Augusta, GA 30912
706 721-3052

For general information about our department's fellowship program, click here.