Program details
The UCSF Center for Health Equity in Surgery and Anesthesia (CHESA) has developed a multidisciplinary fellowship for health professionals committed to developing a career in global health equity in the perioperative space. The fellowship tailors and supports individual career interests and includes health equity research support, global health curriculum, an international community of fellows across multiple surgical and anesthesia specialties and additional clinical training.
The UCSF Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery CHESA Clinical Fellowship offers a one-year, funded program for a board-eligible or board-certified Otolaryngologist (ACGME accredited Otolaryngology residency graduate). Fellows spend at least six months at UCSF participating in clinical duties within the Pediatric Otolaryngology division of the Benioff Children’s Hospitals. Fellows can spend six or more months at the Children’s Surgical Centre in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, or other partner sites internationally. This is a non-ACGME fellowship pathway
- US Board-eligible or board-certified Otolaryngologist (ACGME accredited Otolaryngology residency graduate) who have completed the USMLE series
- Otolaryngologists who are not board-eligible/certified are still welcome to apply for the remote CHESA Fellowship (link below)
-To provide a yearlong program for an Otolaryngology graduate seeking skill-building and mentorship in global health equity research, capacity building, education delivery and clinical/surgical care in low-resourced surgical settings.
-To participate in and support ongoing surgical care delivery, education and global health equity projects in resource-limited settings, including international partner sites
-To provide additional clinical training in Otolaryngology subspecialities at UCSF including call and hospitalist coverage for the pediatric otolaryngology service at two tertiary pediatric hospitals. Opportunities to rotate with other otolaryngology subspecialties outside of pediatrics can be tailored based on interest and are in addition to pediatric otolaryngology duties.
-Fellows spend at least 6 months of their year at UCSF, participating in project development, global health equity curriculum and clinical/surgical responsibilities. Applicants may choose to spend the majority of the year building tailored clinical acumen at UCSF.
-Fellows can spend portions of the year at partner institutions internationally related to their keystone project. One funded option is to spend at least 6 months in Phnom Penh, Cambodia (at least 6 months) as a clinical instructor fellow at the Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC), participating in clinical/surgical care delivery, surgical education and health equity projects in partnership with Otolaryngology trainees and attending surgeons in Cambodia and UCSF.
-Fellows work with global health mentors to develop and implement a keystone project in surgical health equity throughout the year. Fellows are expected to disseminate the results of their work through academic conferences and publication.
-OHNS CHESA Fellows participate regularly in virtual seminars and self-led global health curriculum with other multidisciplinary surgical and anesthesia CHESA Fellows and global health mentors throughout the year
-Fellows with external funding or existing partnerships in the global health space are also welcome and encouraged to apply.
We are now accepting applications for the 2026-2027 academic year. Please contact [email protected] for more information on how to apply.
Children’s Surgical Centre, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
UCSF Center for Health Equity in Surgery and Anesthesia
For more information or to apply please contact CHESA Otolaryngology Fellowship Program Director Dr. Lia Jacobson ([email protected]).
