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I was wondering how difficult it is to get a spine medicine fellowship or pain medicine fellowship, and how hard it would be to get one as a DO. Are these fields competitive? Thanks.
Then how in heavens name did folks like lobelsteve, you, and moi, get in?It's not an issue. As long as you're strong, knowledgable, affable, and industrious fellowship directors could care less. A pain fellowship is a one-year intense experience and they'd rather have the right PERSON with the right credentials instead of the wrong person with the right credentials.
Then how in heavens name did folks like lobelsteve, you, and moi, get in?
Then how in heavens name did folks like lobelsteve, you, and moi, get in?
Pain fellowships are much harder to come by than spine fellowships. From my experience there are a ton of spine fellowships out there, some more competitive to get into than others. It seems like anyone can run a private non-accredited spine fellowship. Some of the more prestigious academically based spine fellowships are harder to come by. I don't know anyone who applied to a spine fellowship and didn't get in. I can't say the same out pain fellowships.
If you are asking if it will be more difficult for a DO to get a fellowship position than an MD, I've never heard anything to suggest this. Residencies? In other fields yes, but not so much for PM&R. The playing field is equal for everyone (from an MD/DO standpoint) once they have matched into a residency. Fellowships do favor individuals from more prestigious programs; this is not just in PM&R. Anyone may feel free to correct me if I'm wrong about this.