WHS Fellowships are postnominal qualifications offered to healthcare professionals who have demonstrated specific knowledge and skills related to headache and orofacial pain medicine.

WHS Offers

• Postgraduate Certificate in Headaches and Facial Pains (PG Cert. Headache Medicine) (Rolling entry)
• Fellowship in Headache Medicine (FIHM) (Rolling entry)
• Fellowship in Interventional Headache Neurology (FIHN) (Limited intake)
• Fellowship in Neuro Ophthalmology of Headaches and Facial Pains (FNOH) (Rolling entry)
• Fellowship in Neuroradiology of Headaches and Facial Pains (FNRH) (On demand)
• Fellowship in Research Statistics and Epidemiology F.Res (Headaches) (On demand)

• Fellowship of the World Headache Society (FWHS) (Elected)
• Honorary Fellowship of the World Headache Society (HFWHS) (Conferred)

There is an entry level postgraduate certification that is open to all medical, nursing and allied health professionals with a valid license to practice in their respective fields. There are Fellowships which are open to those with postgraduate qualifications as well.

It is a one month intensive hybrid program, with hands-on training, written, clinical and practical exams to test competence in interventional procedures of head, neck, oral cavity and face for headaches and orofacial pains.

There are 4 categories of Fellowships, which run over 6 months to 1 year. One of them, the Fellowship of the World Headache Society is not conducted as a course, but is an honor awarded to those professionals who have demonstrated excellence in headache medicine through WHS and other competitive programs.

Depending on the type of Fellowship, programs are conducted as virtual, onsite and hybrid modes. There are on-demand Fellowships as well.