Fellowship forum overview - September 17th 2013
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2)
Translationa research fellowship - Dr. Mayeux
a.
Basics
i.
Basic research with goal to be in the laboratory setting at “some point”
ii.
Project has to have a scientific basis
iii.
One year and fully funded
iv.
Need a mentor (doesn’t have to be a neurologist) and a plan
v.
Can be any area within neurology including child neurology
b.
Application:
i.
“the sooner the better”
ii.
Dr. Przedborski has oversight
Neurocritical care – Dr. Claassen
Basics
i.
Combined between Cornell and Columbia
1.
Offers challenges and opportunities
2.
Exposed to many potential role models
ii.
Work closely with neurosurgery and have contact with multidisciplinary
team, including emergency medicine and Internal medicine trained physicians
iii.
Two year fellowship and rarely 1 one year if combined with another
fellowship that allows you to sit for boards
b.
Applications
i.
Interview March to May,
ii.
Results come out in June
iii.
San Francisco match
a.
3)
a.
Stroke – Dr. Marshall
Basics
i.
Meets ACGME requirement for vascular neurology
ii.
Two years: 1st is clinical and second is research, ACGME requirement is
fulfilled in one year
iii.
Offer research tract when combined with neuro-epi
iv.
Wide variety of research opportunity
1.
Dr. Elkind: neuro-epidemiology
2.
Dr. Marshall : neurophysiology
3.
Dr. Kitago: recovery
4.
Dr. Willey: stroke in the elderly
5.
Dr. Williams: community outreach and stroke disparities
b.
Applications:
i.
ERAS
ii.
Opens Nov 15th
iii.
Interview season is December to March
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5)
Neuromuscular – Dr. Weimer
a.
Basics
i.
ACGME
ii.
One year with the possibility of doing a second, non-accredited research
year in neuropathy
b.
Applications
i.
Interviews in March
Movement disorders: Dr. Kang
Basics
i.
Prepare fellows for three potential career tracts
1.
Clinical educator (i.e. Dr. Ford)
2.
Clinical researcher (i.e. Dr. Dr. Luis/Alcalay)
3.
Basic scientist (i.e. Dr. Burke who was actually the first graduate of
the program in 1980?) – focused on pharmacology and therapeutics
ii.
Can be combined with neuro-epidemiology
iii.
Non- ACGME
b.
applications
i.
San Francisco match
ii.
Applications run to July
a.
6)
Neurohospitalist – Dr. Lennihan
a.
Basics:
i.
Prepares trainees for different settings (i.e. specialized, intensive, clinic,
community care)
ii.
Uncertified and “small” field (only a few others in the country)
iii.
One year fellowship
iv.
Focus is on building skills required to be effective in evaluating and
managing complicated neurological and medical problems
v.
Fellowship can be tailored to the interest of each fellow (i.e. palliative
care, epilepsy, etc.)
vi.
Scholarly project can be focused on process of care, safety of care or
continuum of care through the different clinical settings. Example of a project is
“assessing effectiveness of ED interventions on patient outcome”
vii.
Can be combined with other fellowships or epidemiology tract
b.
Application
i.
Contact Dr. Lennihan
7)
a.
Epilepsy: Drs. Basil and Pack
Basics
i.
ACGME accredited
ii.
One year fellowship with a second non accredited year
iii.
Board certified
iv.
Clinic exposure – private, fellows and peds clinics
b.
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9)
v.
Offers Continuous EEG exposure – which is becoming more and more
popular
Applications
i.
“the sooner the better”
ii.
Interviews go from Feb to april
iii.
No match
Neuroepidemiology – Dr. Elkind
a.
Basics
i.
Established in the 1980’s
ii.
Teaches fellows “ how to do clinical research” with focus on statistics,
clinical skills and grants
iii.
“always” combined with another “clinical specialty”
iv.
One added year of research/courses on top of 1-2 years of clinical work
depending on your clinical fellowship
v.
Degree earned is Masters in epidemiology or other statistical field (i.e.
statistical genetics, outcomes)
vi.
The goal is to eventually get a K-award
b.
Applications
i.
Contact Dr. Elkind
Aging and Dementia/behavioral neurology/neuropsychiatry: Drs. Marder and Dr. Honig
a.
Basics
i.
Certified through UCNS
ii.
One to three years and can be tailored to interested of fellow (i.e.
behavioral vs. dementia vs. neuropsych)
iii.
Offers clinic experience (NI, NYS psychiatric institute, northern Manhattan
clinic)
iv.
offers consulting experience (consults from general Neurology,
Neurosurgery, psychiatry and occasionally medicine)
v.
research opportunities – participate in clinical trials (federal and pharm
funded)
vi.
access to Alzheimers research center (largest in the country)
b.
Neuropsychiatry
i.
Focused on overalp between psych and neuro (i.e. frontal lobe dementia)
ii.
can be combined with other fellowships and or research year/s
iii.
open to neurology and psych applicants.
iv.
Sit for behavioral neurology boards