{"id":2581,"date":"2013-09-11T19:25:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-11T23:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med-anesthesiology.sites.unc.edu\/education\/obstetric-anesthesiology-fellowship\/application-information\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T14:30:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T18:30:21","slug":"application-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/education\/obstetric-anesthesiology-fellowship\/application-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Application Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-17761 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/470\/2023\/07\/OB-Fellowship-Application-e1688931600514.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/470\/2023\/07\/OB-Fellowship-Application-e1688931600514.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/470\/2023\/07\/OB-Fellowship-Application-e1688931600514-300x212.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Applicants must have an MD degree or equivalent and successfully completed an ACGME-accredited anesthesiology residency training program prior to the beginning of the fellowship year. The Obstetric Anesthesia Fellowship Match is facilitated through the San Francisco Match (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfmatch.org\">www.sfmatch.org<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Position for 2026 \u2013 27: <strong>FILLED<br \/>\n<\/strong>Position for 2027 \u2013 2028:<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Current Application Cycle<\/p>\n<table style=\"margin-left: 20px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;padding-right: 20px\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.5em\">Director:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.5em\"><strong>Amy Penwarden, MD<\/strong> (<a href=\"mailto:amy_penwarden@med.unc.edu\">amy_penwarden@med.unc.edu<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;padding-right: 20px\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.5em\">Location:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.75em\">The University of North Carolina<br \/>\nUNC Department of Anesthesiology<br \/>\n(Hospitals and Clinics)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;padding-right: 20px\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.5em\">Number of positions per year:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.5em\">1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;padding-right: 20px\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.5em\">Duration of fellowship:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.5em\">12 months<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Requirements<\/h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soap.org\/ob-anesthesiology-fellowships\">Obstetric Anesthesiology Fellowship Opportunities<\/a> page overviews the SF Match application process and links to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/education\/obstetric-anesthesiology-fellowship\/application-information\/soap-common-application-ob-anesthesia-fellowship\/\">Common SOAP application<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: inherit;font-size: 24px\">Application Period\/Interview Schedule<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Receiving Applications: 12\/1\/2025 &#8211; 4\/15\/2026<\/li>\n<li>Interviews: 2\/2\/2026 &#8211; 5\/22\/2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\">International Applicants<\/h3>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Our program proudly welcomes international applicants if they meet the following ACGME eligibility criteria:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-bottom: 1.563rem\">\n<li>ACGME accredited residency program<\/li>\n<li>AOA approved residency program<\/li>\n<li>ACGME-accredited program (advanced specialty)<\/li>\n<li>Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC)<\/li>\n<li>College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) accredited residency program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For visa requirements, we are able to sponsor J-1. 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