Pain medicine fellowship - Leftover spots

[Snowmen96]

Hi!

My understanding was that pain medicine fellowships had not been as competitive this last year because of an excellent market for general anesthesia. This led to a number of spots remaining unfilled. I checked the NRMP post-match report and this is confirmed. Unfortunately, I can't seem to find the list of open positions after the NRMP match for a start date in the summer of 2025.

I'm a current physiatry PGY-5 in Canada. I had a fellowship position secured in Canada but the person responsible for the fellowship seems to have ghosted me, which is something he has apparently done in the past. Given this situation, I'm somewhat ****ed since I need a fellowship for the job I will start in the summer of 2026.

Therefore, I'm trying to figure out if there are pain medicine fellowship spots still open for the summer of 2025, either ACGME or NASS. I'm also wondering if you believe it is feasible to secure a spot so late in the process, if any are leftover.

Thank you in advance!

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[Fox800]

You won't be able to get the list of open spots/unfilled programs unless you went through the NRMP (American match) this year.

If you don't have access to that, the best bet is just to cold-email every program and ask if they have an opening. They'll either respond or they won't.

It's pretty late in the game at this point, but shoot your shot.