Fellowship

Fellowship refers to the part of a medical education that follows the residency years. The doctors at this stage of their education are given the term fellow. They have completed their residency program for their specialty and become an attending in that specialty. When they have completed their fellowship in their sub-specialty, the doctor is free to practice that sub-specialty without supervision.

Surgical Fellowships
''Note: the first bullet point from the left is not a fellowship unless stated, but the specialty residency or fellowship required to study the sub-specialty fellowship listed below them. The same sub-specialty can be achieved through multiple specialties, which is why certain fellowships are repeated next to each main specialty. ''


 * Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency
 * Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship - three year program
 * Fetal Surgery Fellowship   - one year program
 * Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Fellowship   - three year program
 * Medical Genetics Fellowship   - two year program


 * Surgical Residency
 * Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship < - two to three year program
 * Pediatric Surgery Fellowship - two year program
 * Fetal Surgery - one year program
 * Medical Genetics Fellowship - two year program
 * Plastic Surgery Fellowship - two year program
 * Craniofacial Surgery Fellowship - one year program
 * Surgical Oncology Fellowship - two year program
 * Trauma Surgery Fellowship - two year program


 * Orthopedic Surgery Residency
 * Orthopedic Fellowship
 * Orthopedic Sports Medicine Fellowship - one year program
 * Ophthalmology Residency
 * Vitreo-Retinal Surgery Fellowship

Internal Medicine Fellowships

 * Emergency Medicine Residency
 * Critical Care Medicine Fellowship - two year program


 * Internal Medicine Residency
 * Critical Care Medicine Fellowship - two year program
 * Infectious Disease Medicine - three year program
 * Medical Genetics Fellowship - two year program
 * Pediatrics Residency
 * Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine - two year program

Behind the Scenes

 * Neither Meredith Grey or April Kepner took a fellowship, while Alex Karev, Jackson Avery and Cristina Yang picked Pediatric Surgery, Plastic Surgery and Cardiothoracic Fellowships respectively.
 * There are thirty eight Pediatric Surgery Fellowships compared to one hundred and twenty for Cardiothoracic Surgery.