Fellowship Programs

in the Department of Medicine

Welcome! Fellowship programs at UVA’s Department of Medicine offer an array of subspecialty clinical and postdoc training opportunities. Approximately 100 fellows are enrolled in eleven subspecialty and seven advanced subspecialty programs, which are accredited by the ACGME or by the subspecialty’s own governing body.

We invite you to explore our fellowship programs through the links below. Each site contains program-specific information about application procedures, clinical training, and research and training grant opportunities. Feel free to contact the program director or fellowship coordinator with your questions.

Subspecialty Training Programs:

Overview

DOM Fellowship Programs:
Overview

The goal of subspecialty training at the UVA Department of Medicine is to provide fellows with the tools to be successful clinicians, researchers, and teachers and excel in their chosen professional setting, whether academic medicine or private practice. Upon program completion, Department of Medicine trainees are expected to represent the best in clinical acumen, patient care, research initiative, and professionalism.

The Department of Medicine oversees all its subspecialty fellowship programs to ensure compliance with the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) requirements, the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), and the UVA School of Medicine’s Graduate Medical Education Committee.

The diverse patient population seen at UVA Medical Center contributes to the challenging clinical experiences here. An outstanding faculty dedicated to teaching, along with sophisticated research facilities, NIH training grant opportunities, and individually tailored academic pathways, make the fellowship experience at UVA professionally exciting and personally rewarding.

For information about a specific subspecialty training program, please get in touch with the fellowship director or coordinator for the program of interest.

Orientation

Each year, following the general Graduate Medical Education orientation, the Department of Medicine hosts a gathering for its incoming fellows, who attend with their program coordinators. This provides an opportunity to:

Meet colleagues and program directors in one’s own and associated subspecialties
Learn about the Department of Medicine and its administrative structure
Receive information pertinent to special interests.

Fellowship Focus

The “Fellowship Focus” lecture series provides information and guidance on various issues and fulfills specific ACGME requirements. Topics covered include:

Negotiating contracts
Career development
Physician well-being
Medical malpractice updates

Additional Information

Helpful links:

UVA Graduate Medical Education Office (links are available here to many resources, including credentialing, benefits, professional organizations, and clinical and research support)
Information about Charlottesville (info on the region, housing, jobs, etc.)
ACGME
ABIM

Subspecialty Fellowship Programs

Graduate Medical Education at UVA

Allergy & Immunology
Educates fellows in treating adult and pediatric patients with asthma, allergic, and immunologic diseases of the respiratory tract and skin. Superb faculty mentor fellows, and they have extensive research opportunities supported by advanced laboratory services. The UVA allergy clinic offers comprehensive allergen immunotherapy, which exposes fellows to a broad range of patients and cases.
Cardiovascular Disease (Basic fellowship)
Prepares physicians to become accomplished subspecialists in cardiovascular disease through highly innovative research and clinical assignments; also offers experiences in advanced disciplines based on fellows’ preferences.
Advanced CV fellowships:
Cardiac Valve
Offers advanced fellowship training to cardiologists and surgeons in diagnostic and therapeutic modalities for cardiac valve disease.
Cardiovascular Imaging
For graduates of three-year cardiology fellowship programs, offers a two-year, NIH-sponsored cardiovascular imaging research experience aimed at training the next generation of academic cardiovascular imagers.
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Provides extensive experience in all areas of electrophysiology, with exposure to various patients and arrhythmias.
Heart Failure and Transplant
Provides training in the care of complex cardiac patients, including outpatient and inpatient management, diagnostic testing, treatment role of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) of cardiac resynchronization therapy, and other topics and treatment modalities.
Interventional Cardiology
Concentrated focus on developing strong cardiac catheterization technical skills, cultivating a deep knowledge base, and broad experience in various inpatient and outpatient settings.
Vascular Medicine
Provides training in the care and management of complex vascular patients.
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Prepares fellows for various career paths by providing a firm grounding in endocrine research and clinical practice fundamentals.
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
It offers individualized and flexible training paths that allow fellows to pursue their passions and special interests. Fellows have pursued highly successful careers in academic medicine and private practice.
Geriatric Medicine
The program’s clinical focus and emphasis in fellowship training are on limiting disability and disease, promoting independence as aging occurs, and helping older adults achieve the highest possible level of physical and functional well-being.
Hematology & Oncology
Training emphasizes critical thinking and self-education in detecting, assessing, and managing hematology/oncology disorders.
Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Provides fellows with the knowledge and skills necessary to care for patients and their families who face life-threatening or life-limiting illnesses.
Infectious Diseases
Provides superb training in clinical infectious diseases with world-class faculty, aiming to produce the next generation of physician-scientists.
Nephrology
It aims to produce physician-leaders in academic nephrology equipped to succeed as clinicians and researchers (whether in clinical or basic science research) and inculcate life-long learning habits.
Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine
Fellows are equipped with the clinical and investigative skills and knowledge to become outstanding pulmonary specialists and pursue exemplary careers, whether in academic medicine or local community practices, emphasizing compassionate care and service.
Rheumatology
Trains the next generation of Rheumatologists, offering excellent opportunities to excel at working in various clinical, teaching, and biomedical research settings and possess life-long learning skills.