A fellowship training program in sleep medicine equips physicians with a comprehensive understanding of the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of all sleep disorders.

These programs are offered by teaching hospitals, academic medical centers, health care systems and other institutions.

In the late 1980s the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) began accrediting sleep medicine fellowship training programs. In 2003 the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) officially recognized sleep medicine as a medical subspecialty. As a result the ACGME started accrediting sleep medicine fellowship training programs in 2005.

Please visit the ACGME's web site for more information about sleep medicine fellowship training and a current list of accredited programs.