Fellowship Programs

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

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, it offers a two-year, NIH-sponsored cardiovascular imaging research experience designed to train 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 preventing disability and disease, promoting independence as people age, 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 hematological and oncological 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
  
  Offers exceptional training in clinical infectious diseases, led by world-class faculty, to produce the next generation of physician-scientists.
• Nephrology
  
  It aims to produce physician-leaders in academic nephrology who are equipped to succeed as clinicians and researchers (whether in clinical or basic science research) and to instill lifelong 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.

The Department of Medicine has approximately 90 clinical and postdoctoral fellows in its ten divisions annually.

To see lists of current fellows by subspecialty, click on the links below:

• Asthma, Allergy & Immunology
• Cardiovascular Medicine
• Endocrinology & Metabolism
• Gastroenterology & Hepatology
• Geriatric Medicine (GGPHM)
• Hematology-Oncology
• Hospice & Palliative Medicine (GGPHM)
• Infectious Diseases & International Health
• Nephrology
• Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
• Rheumatology

The UVA Department of Medicine thanks you for taking the time to review the fellowship programs we offer. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

Please contact the fellowship coordinator in each division for information about a specific subspecialty program, including application procedures.
Brian S. Uthlaut, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Medicine Programs Director
434.924.2472
Fax 434.982.4413
[email protected]
Terry Bennett
Director of Education
434.243.6905
Fax 434.243.0399
[email protected]