Overview
Fellows gain ICU experience at the main campus and community hospitals, including surgical, cardiovascular, medical and neurological critical care.
The programme
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year; a separate two-year emergency-medicine track is described
- Start
- 1 August (e.g. appointments beginning 1 August 2027; 1 July if required for military service or J-1 visa holders)
- Positions
- 10 per year (graduates 10 fellows annually)
- Accreditation
- ACGME
- Department
- Department of Anesthesiology, Cleveland Clinic
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Standard pathway lists ACGME- or RCPSC-accredited anesthesiology/surgical residency, USMLE steps 1–3 and Ohio licence eligibility; emergency-medicine applicants should review their specific track.
- International applicants
- Considered if residency completed in an ACGME- or RCPSC-accredited anesthesiology/surgical programme; ECFMG certificate (if applicable) and USMLE Steps 1-3 required
- Visa support
- J-1 holders accommodated (July 1 start); Cleveland Clinic GME supports H-1B and ECFMG-sponsored J-1
- Licence requirement
- Eligible for a temporary unrestricted Ohio medical licence.
How to apply
- Deadline
- Not stated on official page
- Application method
- SF Match (CV, personal statement, USMLE and in-training scores, ECFMG certificate if applicable, 3 letters incl. Program Director); sequential ACCM+ACTA applicants apply to both programmes via SF Match
Funding
- Funding
- Paid: Cleveland Clinic trainee salary scale effective 16 May 2026 (e.g. grad level 5 $80,608); ACCM-EM year 2 is clinically funded as part-time attending at MetroHealth
Official sources
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/anesthesiology/medical-professionals/fellowships/critical-care-medicinehttps://my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/graduate-medical-education/benefits/finance-highlightshttps://my.clevelandclinic.org/-/scassets/files/org/graduate-medical-education/intl-visa-info.pdf?la=en
Accredited by ACGME since 2001. Application deadline not stated on page.