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Vascular Neurology Fellowship
This ACGME-accredited fellowship at the University of Minnesota and affiliated hospitals provides one year of training in emergency management of stroke, neurocritical care, application of modern neuro-imaging techniques, rehabilitation and stroke prevention. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Rotations • Inpatient Stroke Service • Vascular Neurosurgery • Neurorehabilitation • Elective, such as Neurosonology Call As part of the Brain Attach team, the Vascular Neurology fellows participate in all stroke cases brought to the Emergency Room. Fellow also takes at-home call several nights a week. Research Fellows are required to execute at least one research project a year. By the fourth month of the fellowship year, fellows are expected to identify their projects and to select faculty mentors. Fellows formally present their projects at a graduation/educational symposium in May/June. A very active epidemiological, clinical, and basic research program focused on cerebrovascular diseases provides opportunities for research. Conferences There are regular conferences which are attended by all vascular fellows in the program. 1. Weekly didactic lecture given by one of the faculty expressly for the fellows. 2. Departmental grand rounds, weekly. 3. Weekly neuroimaging conference: jointly with the neurosurgery and neuroradiology departments. 4. Various optional conferences in affiliated departments. DEPARTMENT AND FACULTY This fellowship joins the Department of Neurology’s other graduate training programs, which have continuously graduated neurology and subspecialty trainees since the 1940s. Among the significant strengths of our program are the range and depth of the clinical experience provided at several teaching hospitals (Hennepin County Medical Center and University of Minnesota Medical Center-Fairview for the Vascular Neurology program); the devotion of the full-time faculty at each of these hospitals to teaching, patient care, and scholarship; and the focus on both clinical and basic research in the midst of a first-rank neuroscience community. The University of Minnesota program is comprised of internationally known stroke specialists as well as interventionalists who have pioneered several endovascular techniques. A very active epidemiological, clinical, and basic research program focused on cerebrovascular diseases provides opportunities for advanced training. Stroke Faculty: David C. Anderson, M.D.(UMMC and HCMC) Scott Bundlie, M.D. (HCMC) Mustapha Ezzeddine, M.D. (HCMC and UMMC) Kamakshi Lakshminarayan, M.D., Ph.D. (HCMC and UMMC) Adnan Qureshi, M.D. (HCMC and UMMC) Gustavo Rodriguez, M.D. (HCMC) M. Fareed Suri, M.D. (HCMC and UMMC) Robert Taylor, M.D. (HCMC and UMMC) (Program Director) DURATION OF FELLOWSHIP: One year
NUMBER OF FELLOWS PER YEAR: Three
APPLICATION PROCESS
Prerequisites: Applicants must have completed an ACGME-approved U.S. residency in neurology and the USMLE step 3 exam before entrance into the program, and must also be board-eligible/certified in Neurology. To Apply: Qualified applicants interested in taking both our VN and ESN programs should submit the following before January 31st (18 months ahead of the start date); applicants interested in taking our VN program alone are invited to submit the following before April 30th (14 months before the fellowship start date): - A curriculum vitae
- Three letters of recommendation (signed, on letterhead)
- A personal statement of interest in this subspecialty
- Visa status (except for very rare instances, only J-1 visas sponsored by ECFMG are accepted)
- ECFMG certificate (if applicable)
- USMLE examination score reports for Step 2 and Step 3
Please email the above information to bulge006@umn.edu or send via U.S. mail to: Pat Bulgerin, Fellowship Coordinator
Dept of Neurology
University of Minnesota
420 Delaware St SE, MMC 295
Minneapolis, MN 55455 Competitive applicants will be invited to visit the University of Minnesota for an interview with the program director and selected faculty members. Interviews are conducted during March-May. Contact Information Ms. Pat Bulgerin, Fellowship Coordinator
Email: bulge006@umn.edu
Phone: 612-625-9110
FAX: 612-625-7950, Attn: Pat B. The University of Minnesota is an Equal Opportunity Educator and Employer.
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