pain medicine FELLOWSHIPS
About Fellowship Program
Pain Management Fellowship at Daradia
Daradia is a pioneering dedicated pain hospital recognized for clinical practice and physician training. We have been honored with the "Excellence in Pain Practice" award from the World Institute of Pain, as well as the "Best Pain Clinic" award from the Indian Society for Study of Pain, the Indian Chapter of the International Association for Pain. Since 2007, we have been conducting pain management courses, with over 4,500 physicians participating in various online and offline programs and workshops. Our most popular offering is the one-year Fellowship in Pain Management, which combines online learning with a 3-month offline clinical attachment at Daradia or its affiliated centers, ensuring continuous engagement and hands-on experience for participants.
Daradia's Innovation in Teaching
Daradia has innovated pain medicine education by developing a musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSK USG) simulator. This tool allows physicians to practice ultrasound-guided procedures in a realistic, hands-on environment, without needing a live patient. It helps learners master anatomy and techniques with ease, improving their confidence and skills while ensuring patient safety during real-life procedures.
Additionally, Daradia has introduced GPT-based clinical case simulations for training. These AI-driven simulations offer exposure to a variety of chronic pain cases, allowing physicians to practice diagnosing and managing complex conditions in a virtual setting. This approach enhances decision-making skills and prepares learners for real-world clinical challenges.
Wide Clinical Exposure & Scope of Research
Gain hands-on experience with a wide range of patients suffering from various chronic pain conditions, including neuropathic pain, fibromyalgia, slipped disc, cancer pain, trigeminal neuralgia, headaches, knee and shoulder pain, arthritis, and spondylosis. Our pain management courses are highly rated for offering exposure to a diverse spectrum of chronic pain cases. An integral part of our Pain Medicine Fellowship is research—not only will you learn, but you'll also contribute to advancing the field through new research initiatives. Leverage our resources and infrastructure to conduct research during your fellowship and make a meaningful impact in pain medicine.
How to at join Pain Fellowship
Eligibility
Merit-cum-choice
Entrance exam
Candidate must be MD/DNB/Diploma in any of the allied specialty like anesthesia, orthopedics, physical medicine etc.
Entrance exam
Merit-cum-choice
Entrance exam
Apply with filling the form below. For a one-year pain medicine fellowship, appear for an online exam.
Merit-cum-choice
Merit-cum-choice
Merit-cum-choice
Fellowship programs have online classes and 2 weeks hands-on workshop at Daradia, followed by clinical attachment at Daradia or affiliated pain clinics. Slection of pain clinics is based on merit-cum Choice
Application
2 types of one year programs
Merit-cum-choice
Apply online, or send WhatsApp message at +918100356456 to enrol. Pay exam fee for online entry exam. Based on merit cum choice, you can have clinical attachment.
2 types of one year programs
2 types of one year programs
2 types of one year programs
Apart from these fellowship programs, there are one year full residential programs also.
Be a Proud Daradia Fellow
2 types of one year programs
2 types of one year programs
Fellowship Program Overview
Place of work
Clinical exposure will be at Daradia: The Pain Clinic, Kolkata or other affiliated clinics. Few affiliated pain clinics are there at Kathmandu (Nepal), Faridpur (Bangladesh), Ahmedabad, Sambalpur, Pune & Guwahati. Exposure to clinical evaluation & diagnosis will be there to plan management. The will also be most types of basic and advanced interventions. interventions
Experience at OPD
Fellows will take history and assit consultants in making a diagnosis and planning management.
Didactic lectures
There will be didactic lectures to covers basic and advanced pain procedures, Anatomy, pathophysiology & management of different painful conditions. These lectures will be taken on online platform.
Research
Fellows will be exposed to research & publications. They will design study, familiar with statistical analysis and will be writing manuscripts.
Scope of teaching
After few months, pain management fellowship participants will be teaching juniors, taking lectures, and become an instructor at workshop.
Evaluation
Fellows will be maintaining log book, completing a research project and will publish few case reports during their tenure. All will be evaluated along with final written & practical examination.
Pain Fellowship Curriculum
Scope of Fellowship
This pain medicine fellowship is a period of specialised postgraduate training for clinicians which will enable them to properly asses & manage patients with different types chronic pain and to understand the sciences of practice of pain management.
Duration, Time & Type of Programs
Residential program:
Here candidate stays for one year with a leave of 20 days in a year.
One year fully residential pain medicine fellowship: 2 Candidates are taken with video interview each year. One candidate is taken in July and another in January.
All other are taken for a hybrid course.
Accommodation
Accommodation is candidates own responsibility
Fellowship Curriculum
In pain management fellowship curriculum, clinical diagnosis has been stressed.
Topics to be completed in first 6 months:
I. Clinical Methods in Pain Medicine
History and clinical examination
Assessment of pain
Examination of patients of low back pain
Examination of patients of knee pain
Examination of patients of shoulder pain
Examination of patients of headache & neck pain
Examination of patients of generalised pain
Examination of patients of cancer pain
II.Non pharmacological management of pain
Physical therapies and rehabilitation
Vocational assessment and management
III.Psychological evaluation and therapy
Use of diagnostic tests
Collection & evaluation of data from interview and standard forms
Comprehensive psychological assessment
Treatment options
Individual, group and family psychotherapy
Cognitive-behavioural therapies
Biofeedback and relaxation techniques
Hypnotherapy
IV Pharmacotherapy
Local anaesthetics
Opioids
Analgesics
Non-narcotic
Adjuvants
Antidepressants
Sedative-hypnotics
Benzodiazepines
Other drugs and various routes of administration
V. Interventional procedures
Interventions of lumbosacral region
Peripheral joint and soft tissue injections
VI. Regional pain syndrome
Low back pain
Extremity pain syndromes
Topics to be covered in 2nd 6 months
I. Specific types of painful conditions
Post-operative pain
Post trauma pain
Cancer Pain, including issues of death and dying, palliative care and hospice
Pain associated with nervous system injuries – CRPS
Pain associated with chronic disease
Pain of unknown aetiology
Pain in children
Pain in elderly
Regional pain syndromes
Headache
Facial pain syndrome
Neck and upper back pain
Thoracic and abdominal pain
Pelvic and perineal pain
Interventional Pain Management
Interventions & nerve blocks in head and neck
Interventions & nerve blocks in cervical and thoracic region
Advanced pain therapies – Intradiscal procedures, epiduroscopy, spinal cord stimulators, intrathecal implants etc.
General instructions for both programs:
Log book is mandatory, to be submitted before final exam.
One research article manuscript must be submitted before exam.
There should be a record of OP/IP consultation participation
In this pain medicine fellowship, there should be details of participation in academic programme like seminars, symposia, clinical meetings.
There should be record of bed side demonstrations
Teaching others and taking classes should be documented
Any special duty or event managed should be documented
In this pain management course, there should be details of procedure observed, assisted and performed. The candidate must have performed at least 50 interventions during his academic year.
The log book is to be filled regularly by the candidate
The entries need to be endorsed by the concerned consultant
On the completion of the course by the candidate, this log book shall be deposited in the department for future reference
Other details of fellowship program
Fellowship program starts with online classes where basics are covered. After 3 months they should attend a weeks hands-on workshop at Daradia.
At the middle of the year they have to go a pain clinic at Kolkata or other affiliated pain clinic at other cities based on merit cum choice.
At the end participant should come for 3 days review course with hands-on workshop, furnish logbook, submit dissertation, and appear for final examination.
Admission/Registration Fee & Certification
192,000 INR including GST for Indian participants.
4800 USD including GST for International participants.
Course fee do not include accommodation & food.
Final exam will be conducted at the end of one year. Aesculap Academy certificate will be provided on successful completion.
This one year fellowship is affiliated with Aesculap Academy.