Research & Fellowship Pathway

A path to certification for outstanding internationally trained and certified anesthesiologists

How this works

The AEP program provides a pathway for outstanding international medical program graduates and certified anesthesiologists currently practicing in the U.S. to pursue ABA certification. AEP program participants must successfully pass all ABA certification exams to achieve certification.

The research and fellowship pathway allows internationally trained and certified anesthesiologists to qualify for entrance into our exam system for primary certification in anesthesiology following four years of engaging in departmental educational activities. Candidates for the AEP program should demonstrate documented achievement in teaching and/or scholarship in the United States rather than the potential for future success.

AEP program participants will spend four years in an academic anesthesiology training program as fellows, researchers or faculty members. Participants are expected to actively participate in departmental educational activities and to otherwise retain or gain basic anesthesiology knowledge and experience that would help them earn ABA certification. Participants approved for the AEP program will take the staged exams for primary certification.

Program Guidelines
AEP Fast Track Guidelines

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Review eligibility requirements & additional details below.

Candidates must:

  • Be internationally trained with 4+ years (3+ years of anesthesiology-specific training) of post-graduate medical education,
  • Have a pre-existing track record of scholarship as represented by the scholarship of discovery, dissemination and application. The scholarship of discovery is accomplished by obtaining peer-reviewed funding or by publication of original research in peer-reviewed journals. The scholarship of dissemination is accomplished by publication of review articles in peer-reviewed journals or chapters in textbooks. The scholarship of application is accomplished by publication of case reports or clinical series at local, regional, or national professional and scientific society meetings. High-quality ongoing scholarship is critical to acceptance into the AEP program.
  • Have an active clinical appointment for a minimum period of four years after enrolling in the AEP program.
  • Have the chair of the anesthesiology department that sponsors them submit a four-year plan, co-signed by the physician, for prospective approval by our Credentials Committee. We must receive the four-year plan no later than four months before the department enrolls the physician in the AEP program and the four-year period of continuous experience commences.
  • Demonstrate discovery of new knowledge in the specialty, excellence in teaching and excellence in clinical anesthesiology during the four-year period specifically designed and identified for the physician.
Checklist

Application Resources

Instructions & Mail-in Form
Online Application

At the time of application, the sponsoring training program will submit a detailed four-year experience plan for the applicant, along with other documentation. All applications will incur a $2,500 fee, which must be mailed to our office with the mail-in form immediately following the application submission.

In the four-year experience plan, please address the items listed on the AEP Research & Fellowship Checklist.

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