AASM Fellow Boot Camp
| Issue Date: | December 15, 2025 |
| Application Due Date: | January 25, 2026 by 11:59 p.m. ET |
| Contact: | Jenny Bogda E-mail: jbogda@aasm.org |
The Fellow Boot Camp is annually held in conjunction with the SLEEP meeting.
The AASM Foundation organizes this special activity to prepare incoming sleep medicine fellows with the baseline skills, knowledge, and resources as they enter their fellowship year in July. Active learning methods such as hands-on sessions, demonstrations, and interactive case studies will give the attendees a head-start on their training.
Workshop Details
| Workshop Dates: | June 13-14, 2026 |
| Workshop Location: | Baltimore, MD |
| Registration: | Invitation Only |
Agenda
Below is a sampling of topics to be presented and discussed. Additional subjects are included in the curriculum:
- Diagnostic Testing
- Sleep Stage Scoring
- How to Take a Sleep History
- Sleep Disordered Breathing
- Insomnia
Fellow Boot Camp Leadership
The AASM Sleep Medicine Fellowship Directors Council (SMFDC) Steering Committee and the Fellow Boot Camp Subcommittee develop and oversee the program. Committee members are:
SMFDC
- Michael Yurcheshen, MD, Chair
- Anuja Bandyopadhyay, MD, FAASM, Board Liaison
- Sabra Abbott, MD, PhD
- Aarti Grover, MD
- Bharati Prasad, MD
- Armand Ryden, MD
- Lauren Tobias, MD
Fellow Boot Camp Subcommittee
- Swetha Gogineni, MD, Co-Chair
- Sabra Abbott, MD, PhD, Co-Chair, SMFDC Liaison
- Nayla Ahmed, MBBS
- Kori Ascher, DO
- David Benavides, MD
- Michelle Drerup, PsyD, CBSM, DBSM, FSBSM
- Jennifer Grom, MD
- Tyler Herzog, MD
- Allison Ikeda, MD, MS
- James Metkus, MD
- Sreelatha Naik, MD
- Ahmed Saleh, MD
- Tammy Wong, MD
Contact Information
For information about the Fellow Boot Camp registration and program, please contact AASM GME Program Manager, Jenny Bodga, at jbogda@aasm.org.
Companies that are interested in sponsoring or attending this event should contact the AASM Foundation Director of Development, Joe Donohue, at giving@aasm.org.