AASM Fellow Boot Camp
June 13-14, 2026
Baltimore, MD
Program Overview
The AASM Fellow Boot Camp is designed for residents and physicians who have matched into a Sleep Medicine Fellowship program beginning July 2026. This two (2) half-day course will be held live in Baltimore, Maryland, on Saturday afternoon, June 13, and Sunday morning, June 14, 2026.
The program is offered free of charge. The AASM will cover the cost of the Saturday evening hotel stay for all participants invited to attend the in-person event, provided attendees book through the APSS hotel reservation site.* Travel expenses are not included. Do not register if you are unable to travel to attend the Boot Camp in person.
*Selected participants are asked to notify AASM Staff promptly if they are no longer able to participate. The AASM will NOT cover the cost of the hotel if a selected participant is unable to attend the event.
New for 2026!
All incoming fellows will be invited to attend a virtual kick-off session prior to the Boot Camp. Those attending the virtual portion will get to listen in on two educational sessions and network with incoming and current sleep medicine fellows. More information, including date and time of the virtual session will be provided to all incoming fellows as it becomes available.
Registration
The application period for the 2026 AASM Fellow Boot Camp will open December 15, 2025. Space for the program is limited to 110 participants. Participants will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis. When all spots are filled, registrants will be added to a waitlist in the order they are received. Fellows will be notified if their name is on the waitlist.
Application Deadline: Sunday, January 25, 2026, at 11:59 pm ET. Applicants will be notified by February 18, 2026, if they have been invited to participate in the in-person Boot Camp or if they’ve been placed on the waitlist.
Course Objectives
Participation in the course will provide incoming fellows with key clinical and procedural skills needed to begin their fellowship training with confidence. The course goal is to prepare fellows with the baseline skills and knowledge needed to excel during their fellowship year.
Agenda
The program will combine lectures, interactive case discussions, and hands-on sessions. A dinner is planned for Saturday evening, June 13, for all fellow attendees.
Fellow Boot Camp Leadership
The AASM Sleep Medicine Fellowship Directors Council (SMFDC) Steering Committee and the Fellow Boot Camp Subcommittee developed this course. Committee members include:
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
Thank you to the 2025 Fellow Boot Camp Sponsors
The Fellow Boot Camp is funded by the AASM Foundation and the generous support of the corporate sponsors below.
Lead Sponsor
