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Pain Alleviation Fellowship

Advancing Excellence in Pain Management

Application for Alleviate Pain Medicine Fellowship Programme

As a leading global academic community for innovative education in pain management, regenerative medicine and spine care, Alleviate not only organizes courses and forums suited for different participants, but also supports many of our applicants for observational and hands on fellowship.

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Alleviate fellowship provide the following benefits:

  • Additional experience in techniques for fully trained specialists interested in pain management
  • Exposure to the professional network of Alleviate Pain Management Centers
  • Additional clinical experience and hands on experience for fellows
  • Obtain a fellowship certification in pain medicine upon completion of fellowship program

Fellowship Types

DurationFees for Indian StudentsFees for International Students
2 weeks fellowshipINR 30,000*USD 500*
1 month fellowshipINR 50,000*USD 750*
3 months fellowshipINR 100,000*USD 1500*
6 months fellowshipINR 200,000*USD 3500*
1 year fellowshipINR 300,000*USD 4500*
Flexible fellowshipPlease Contact us for details 

*Excluding 18% GST Tax

Alleviate Fellowship Criteria

During the Fellowship

The fellow must agree and follow Alleviate Fellowship Pain Management Standardized Program. The fellow is expected to follow the daily routine of the clinic and should be available for emergencies at night and on weekends. Temporary leave of absence needs approval from the head of the clinic. If, for some reasons, the fellow wishes to change the placement or leave prior to completion of the allotted period, permission must be sought from the head of the clinic

Curriculum

Education
  • Anatomy
  • Introduction to pain medicine
  • Assessment of pain
  • History taking and examination
  • Pharmacotherapy
  • Fluoroscopy – demonstration on mannequin and practice
  • Ultrasound – Basics, knobology, scanning techniques, sonoanatomy, sonopathology, demonstration of techniques and practice
  • Head and neck – anatomy, pain pathologies, interventions- theory, procedure and mannequin practice
  • Spine – Cervical, thoracic, Lumbar, Sacral- [anatomy, pain pathologies, interventions- theory, procedure and mannequin practice]
  • Musculoskeletal [Shoulder, knee, hip, ankle joints] – [anatomy, pain pathologies, interventions[1]theory, procedure and mannequin practice]
  • Psychotherapy
  • Physiotherapy and rehabilitation
  • Palliative care and end of life care
  • Sports injuries
  • Clinical Nutrition
  • Clinical Psychology
Clinical rotation
Clinical Rotation Departments1-year fellows6-month fellows3-month fellows
Pain Clinic and Interventions46 weeks22 weeks10 weeks
Psychiatry & Psychology2 weeks1 week1 week
Radiology1 week1 week3 days
Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation2 weeks1 weeks1 weeks
Diet and Nutrition1 week1 week3 days
  • Fellows will be posted in all our centres – Dasarahalli/Sadashivnagar/Indiranagar
  • Fellows will have to actively participate in all camps conducted by Alleviate. Fellows are expected to co-ordinate with PR team to plan a camp. Further they should take charge & with help of faculty should be able to take thorough history/clinical examination/diagnostic ultrasound/ prescribe medicines whenever necessary

Additional educational activities

Lectures

The fellows have ample time allotted to didactic sessions of Pain Medicine lectures which include alternate days of one hour teaching sessions from 10:00 to 11:00 AM room, which is equipped with audio and video. Active trainee participation is expected.

Journal club

Every 2 weeks (Wednesday’s 3pm to 4pm).
Journal club helps to interpret medical literature. A review of a mix of influential papers and newer literature offers a comprehensive background of evidence-based clinical practice and knowledge of pain mechanisms

Interesting case presentation by fellow

Every 2 weeks (Thursday’s 3pm to 4pm)

Monthly multidisciplinary case discussions

(Saturdays 4pm to 5pm)

Teaching and Research Opportunities for Fellows

A primary goal of Alleviate fellowship is to develop effective teaching skills. Partnering with a faculty member, all fellows teach one or two sessions of a monthly pain medicine lecture series (Tuesdays 3pm to 4pm). Attending partners give feedback on presentation and teaching skills. Fellows will have to present at-least 1 Paper (1 year fellow) and 1 Poster (6-month fellow) in National/International conference.

Post Fellowship

  • Fellowship Feedback Form
  • Fellowship Logbook
  • Fellowship Report (About 500 words with 4 – 5 photos)
  • Research Report (publication)
  • After completion of the fellowship, the candidate will assessed based on their performance on the exit exam (theory and practical examination).
  • Each fellow will receive the fellowship certificate from Alleviate Pain Management Centre upon completion.
Fill in the application form and submit all the required supplimentary documents to Alleviate Headquarters via email (fellowship@alleviatepain.in)
Alleviate fellowship rating committee council will evaluate all applications
Alleviate will coordinate fellowship placement for the successful fellows according to their preferred dates
After the fellowship dates are confirmed, Alleviate will issue the final confirmation & agreement to fellows
Upon completion of fellowship, fellows are required to send the fellowship reports in order to receive Alleviate Fellowship in Pain Medicine