Pain Fellowship
Fellowship Director
Maged Hamza M.D
The Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at VCU is proud to direct
the institution’s first and only multidisciplinary Pain Medicine Fellowship that
is fully accredited by the American Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
The accreditation ensures a superior and multidisciplinary rigorous integrated training.
This is a very stringent program that will blend formal didactic lectures, monthly
morbidity and morbidity conferences, and monthly journal clubs.
Through the rotations of the training, the fellow will acquire the critical and
necessary skills for the overall comprehensive treatment of painful disorders due
to spine and non-spine origins.
This encompasses accurate diagnosis, pharmacologic management, advanced interventional
technique, and cutting edge implant therapy.
An integral part of our training program is participating and conducing meaningful
and impacting research.
Graduates of ACGME accredited residency programs are encouraged to apply.
- Letter of interest – include background information about yourself; why you
have chosen Pain Management and what you plan to do after completing the fellowship.
Also we would like to know your special interests so we can include appropriate
faculty among your interviews.
- CV
- GME Application – The link to Graduate Medical Education Office application
is provided on this web page. Please be sure to provide all requested information
including a photo and USMLE scores.
- Three letters of recommendation – One letter must be from your Program Director
and the letter should also, include your graduation date. You must be in good
standing with your program and all letters must be received
by the application deadline June 30th.
- Licensing - all accepted applicants must either be licensed or become
licensed. Thus all 3 USMLE board exams must be passed. If you have a
license to practice medicine in Virginia or another state, please note this on your
application.
- $50.00 NONREFUNDALE application fee. The check must be enclosed with the
GME application and should be made payable to MCVP PM&R.
- If you are a foreign medical graduate you must enclose copies of a notarized ECFMG certificate,
notarized medical school diploma and notarized English translation.
- We can only consider applicants who are United State citizens or those who have
a permanent or J1 Visa at the time of application. Please send a photocopy
of your Permanent Residency Card or J-1 (front and back) if you are not a citizen
of the US. H-1 Visa will not be considered.
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Please
review application process links on the left.
If you have questions regarding the application process, contact Faye Richardson,
erichardson@mcvh-vcu.edu or 804- 828-8693.
Program related questions should be directed to Dr. Maged Hamza M.D
mhamza@mcvh-vcu.edu
Fellowship Director
Fellowship coordinator
The above material should be mail to:
Faye Richardson, Coordinator
PM&R Pain Fellowship
P.O. Box 980677
Richmond, VA 23298-0677
VCU is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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