Cross-Specialty · Fellowship Career
Sleep Medicine
Evaluation and treatment of sleep disorders, ventilation, circadian conditions and sleep-related breathing problems.
Fellowship Length
1 year
After a qualifying residency
Prior Residency
Multiple Eligible Routes
Internal Medicine, Neurology, Psychiatry, Pediatrics, Family Medicine
Typical Post-MD Training
Varies
Depends on the eligible residency path
Attending Compensation
$284,699
Estimated Base Salary
Training Pathway
Medical School → Residency → Fellowship
Clinical Work and Procedures
- Sleep study interpretation
- PAP treatment optimization
- Insomnia assessment
- Narcolepsy and hypersomnia evaluation
Attending Compensation
$284,699
Estimated Base Salary
Schedules and Practice Settings
Sleep laboratories and outpatient clinics with mostly scheduled interpretation and follow-up.
How to Prepare
During Medical School
Observe both a sleep study interpretation conference and a patient struggling with PAP adherence.
Research or Quality Improvement
Consider PAP adherence, insomnia therapy access or sleep-study referral appropriateness projects.
During Residency
During an eligible residency, study neurophysiology, respiratory care and sleep-related patient counseling.
A Question to Ask Fellows
Do you enjoy physiology and chronic adherence problems in a largely outpatient diagnostic practice?
Sources & Data Notes
Reviewed . Fellowship durations and entry routes summarize commonly accredited training pathways. Specific institutions can have different eligibility, early-entry and combined tracks; check program and board requirements for your cycle.
Fellowship Match selection is separate from the medical school residency Match. No residency competitiveness index, MD versus DO residency outcome, or fellowship acceptance percentage is assigned to these pages. National attending compensation uses a source-matched specialty estimate when available; Doximity and Medscape report total compensation, Marit uses smaller opt-in physician samples, and Salary.com models base salary from employer and third-party data. These measures are not interchangeable. Fellowship stipends depend on PGY level and institution.
For Sleep Medicine: Salary.com 2026, Estimated Base Salary for the reported “Sleep Medicine Physician” population. This is a national estimate, not a location-specific offer.
Schedules, example procedures, preparation tips and clinical roles are educational descriptions; responsibilities depend on training, practice setting and privileges. This is educational career guidance rather than individualized employment or training advice.