VLM Fellowships

ABVLM aims to establish educational standards for teaching and training programs in VLM. With this in mind, in 2014 ABVLM embarked upon a collaborative, multi-specialty consensus process to establish educational standards for venous and lymphatic medicine with the development and publication of the Core content for training in venous & lymphatic medicine and Program requirements for fellowship education in venous and lymphatic medicine. This process identified that it is important for one-year fellowship programs in venous and lymphatic medicine to be developed. Such fellowships would:

1. Standardized training
2. Graduate better educated physicians
3. Foster academic development
   1. Young physicians can be a stimulus for scientific inquiry
   2. Development of future faculty
   3. Development of future leaders
4. Improve the healthcare system
5. Improve patient care

The American Vein and Lymphatic Society (AVLS) initiated the development and oversight of the initial fellowship program. The administration of the program transitioned to ABVLM in 2016. The program continued to be funded in part by grants from the Foundation for Venous and Lymphatic Disease. In 2023, the administration of the program transition back to AVLS.

Below are a few one-year Fellowship Programs in Venous & Lymphatic Medicine. Go to AVLS for detailed information on Accredited VLM Fellowship Programs.