The one-year Sleep Medicine Fellowship Program at the University of South Florida, College of Medicine, Sleep Disorders Center emphasizes a multi-disciplinary approach to patients with sleep disorders.

The program focuses on clinical sleep medicine, but research activity is encouraged. Fellows participate in outpatient evaluations, inpatient consultations and polysomnographic assessment of a broad array of sleep disorders.

The full-time faculty sleep specialists, based in the USF Sleep Disorders Center, Tampa General Hospital, James A. Haley Veterans Administration and All Children's Hospital. We adhere to a multidisciplinary approach to Sleep Medicine with rotations in pulmonary medicine, ENT surgery, pediatrics, neurology and long-term seizure monitoring, radiology, and dentistry. Additional faculty consultants include otolaryngologists and behavioral medicine specialists. Fellows work with these specialists in the course of the program.

In combination with clinical training, fellows receive regular didactic instruction in normal sleep, sleep pathologies, and treatment issues from Sleep Medicine faculty and others. Fellows also have opportunities to participate in the educational mission of the center through the instruction of medical students, residents, and community groups, among others. A clinical research project is strongly encouraged, with the goal of publication after completion of the fellowship.

This program is designed to prepare interested physicians to successfully complete the examination for board certification/added qualification in Sleep Medicine, which is granted by the candidate's primary ABMS board (ABIM/ABPN/ABP/ABO/ABFP). The program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

Application Process:

We are currently accepting applications for 2015-2016. Please apply to ERAS.

USF Sleep Medicine Fellowship will be participating in the Matching process directed through the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP).

Sleep Medicine 2014

Match Begins 7/23/2014

Rank Order Opens 09/17/2014

Rank Order Closes 10/29/2014

Match Day 11/12/2014

The next application season will begin receiving ERAS applications on July 23, 2014 for training that begins on July 1, 2015. Interviewing usually occurs September through October.

Please keep in mind that the documents to be submitted to ERAS are as follows:

Application
Curriculum Vitae (since graduation from medical school)
Photograph
Copy Medical School Diploma
Copy of Medical School Transcript
Medical School Performance Evaluation (MSPE)
Program Director letter of recommendation plus two other recommendation in letterhead (3-current)
USMLE test scores, Steps I, II, III (must have passed all 3 steps)
ECFMG (if applicable)
Personal Statement

If you have any questions or you need to send any additional documentation, you may do so via e-mail to Emilie Foltz, MBA, Academic Services Administrator at efoltz@health.usf.edu or via fax to (813) 905-9958.

W. McDowell Anderson, M.D.
Director, Sleep Medicine Fellowship
Attn: Emilie Foltz, MBA
Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Office
12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd. MDC 19
Tampa, FL 33612
Tel. (813) 974-3875

NOTE: While we do consider international medical graduates for the program, we do not accept applicants with visas or work permits of any type. It would be necessary for the applicant to be a United States Citizen, or Legal Permanent Resident for his/her application to be accepted and considered.

Thank you for your interest in our Sleep Medicine Fellowship Program. We look forward to hearing from you.