About the Sleep Medicine Fellowship Program
Ohio State has a storied history in Sleep Medicine. Our lab was the second accredited sleep center in the United States, and the first SLEEP meeting was held in Columbus, Ohio, in 1986. The program has grown to serve as a tertiary referral center for a multitude of patients with a wide spectrum of sleep issues. OSUWMC has a 14-bed free standing sleep lab and a busy home sleep apnea testing program. The sleep center runs about 3500 in lab polysomnograms and 1500 home sleep apnea tests a year.
The Sleep Medicine Fellowship was founded in 2007 and takes 2 fellows a year. We have trained a diverse group of fellows who have gone on to have successful careers in both academic and community medicine position: Previous fellows have had backgrounds in:
- Pulmonary
- Pulmonary critical care
- Neurology
- Psychiatry
- Internal medicine
- Family medicine
- Internal medicine/ Pediatrics
- Pediatrics
- Pediatric pulmonary medicine.
The fellows also work with a diverse group of faculty. Sleep faculty are comprised of backgrounds in:
- Pulmonary critical care
- Neurology
- Psychiatry
- Internal medicine
- Pediatrics
- Otolaryngology
- Dentistry
- Psychology
Sleep Fellows will have exposure to a variety of sleep medicine experiences such as:
- Non-invasive ventilation management
- Cognitive behavioral therapy for sleep medicine
- Otolaryngology and Dental sleep clinics
- Hypoglossal nerve stimulator for obstructive sleep apnea
- Phrenic nerve stimulator for central sleep apnea
- Parasomnia
- Two months of pediatric sleep medicine. The pediatric rotations occur at Nationwide Children's Hospital Sleep Center. NCH is one of the top pediatric hospitals in the country with a comprehensive pediatric sleep program comprised of pulmonary, neurology, psychiatry, and psychology specialty backgrounds.
Prerequisites
- MD or DO
- Be eligible for an Ohio training certificate or permanent medical license
- Have three letters of recommendation
- Have successfully completed an ACGME-accredited residency in neurology, internal medicine, pediatrics, psychiatry, otolaryngology or family medicine by the time of entry into the program
- Hold US citizenship, permanent residency, or J-1 Visa ECFMG (Exchange Visitor Sponsorship Program)
- At this time we no longer sponsor H-1B visas
Application Documents
The following is a list of the required documents necessary to complete the application for our Sleep medicine Fellowship.
- USMLE Step 1, 2, 3 or COMLEX Scores
- A letter from your residency program director (submitted via ERAS)
- Three reference letters (submitted via ERAS)
- A recent photograph of the applicant
The Sleep Medicine Fellowship Program participates in the National Residency Matching Program. Candidates must apply to the program using the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).
Interviews
Interviews are conducted on Mondays from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., during the months of August through October.
Dena Baird
Fellowship Program Coordinator
Dena.Baird@osumc.edu
Phone: 614-293-4062
Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
201 Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute
473 W. 12th Ave.
Columbus, OH 43210
Former Sleep Medicine fellows share about their experience at Ohio State
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