Fellowship details
The University of Manitoba Chronic Pain Fellowship utilizes a variety of interventional and non-interventional techniques for chronic and acute pain management in the care of adult and pediatric patients.
Multimodal pain clinics
Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, including anesthesiologists, physical medicine and rehab specialists, pain psychologists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nursing, and pharmacy professionals.
Integrated approach
Provide care for chronic pain patients with conditions such as spine pain, neuropathic pain disorders, central pain disorders, and cancer-related pain disorders.
Experience
Manage chronic pain patients in our two outpatient clinics and a tertiary care inpatient setting.
Expert training
Learn from clinicians skilled in fluoroscopic and ultrasound-guided interventional pain procedures, including joint injections, medial branch blocks, epidural injections, rhizotomies, chemical neurolysis, pulsed radiofrequency ablations, sphenopalatine ganglion interventions, and spinal cord stimulator implants.
Advanced interventions
Gain exposure to ultrasound-guided acute pain and regional anesthesia interventions for advanced-level blocks.
Rotations
Your Interventional Chronic Pain Fellowship includes the following four-week rotations:
| Rotation | Duration |
|---|---|
| Acute pain management | 2 periods |
| Chronic pain management | 6 periods |
| Palliative care | 1 period |
| Regional anesthesia | 2 periods |
| Spine surgery or neurology | 1 period |
| Vacation | 1 period |
You also have the opportunity to participate in acute and chronic pain management as well as regional anesthesia.
As a fellow, you’ll be part of a dynamic, multidisciplinary pain management unit gaining experience in the treatment of chronic pain with support from nursing, physiotherapy, psychology, physical medicine and numerous surgical disciplines.
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110
Faculty members in the department
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400
Undergraduate medical students
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30+
Anesthesia fellows
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$300,000
Annual departmental research grants
Admission and application requirements
Application deadline: July 30
To apply for the fellowship program, you must:
- Have successfully completed an anesthesia residency program.
- Have passed, or meet the requirements to be eligible to sit for, the exams of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada.
- Obtain a license to practice independent anesthesia in Manitoba. For information regarding licensing, please visit The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba website.
For international medical graduates who have completed specialist training outside Canada:
- Applicants from non-accredited medical schools outside Canada or the United States must provide evidence of their recognition as specialists in their current jurisdiction. If the letter is not in English, a notarized English translation must be emailed to the department.
Interviews and selection:
- Interviews will be offered to select applicants based on the evaluation of application materials. The University of Manitoba Fellowship Selection Committee will admit one or more candidates to the fellowship program following the interview.
Notification:
We appreciate your interest in our fellowship program. Please note that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
How to apply
Your application to the fellowship program must include:
- Letter of intent
- Current curriculum vitae
- Certificate of completion for specialty training
- Names and contact information of three references
- Anesthesia fellowship application questionnaire
- Proof of English language proficiency (IMGs only):
- IELTS (academic module) with an overall band score of 7 and a minimum score of 7 in each component, or
- Occupational English Test-Medicine (OET-Medicine) with a minimum grade of B in each of the four subsets in the same sitting, or
- Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program-General (CELPIP-General) Test with a minimum score of 9 in each of the four skills in the same sitting.
Please send your completed application and any inquiries to the department. Reference letters should be submitted directly by the referees.
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Contact us
Cindy Marykuca
Fellowship program administrator
Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
2nd Floor Harry Medovy House
671 William Street
Winnipeg, MB R3E 0Z2 Canada