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Child Neurology Fellows Reviewing an Epilepsy Monitoring Unit EEG
The Department
of Neurology, Division of Child Neurology trains a total of 3 fellows
per year, one from each PGY level. The Child Neurology Fellowship provides
for increasing patient care responsibility over three years
of training. During the first year, emphasis is on bedside
anatomic localization and clinical diagnosis — the foundations
of clinical neurology. In addition, the modern clinical
neuroscientist must be well-versed in the most up-to-date
and technical neurodiagnostic procedures. To this
end, all trainees will develop expertise in Neuropathology,
Neuroradiology, Clinical Neurophysiology, Neuro-Ophthalmology,
Neuro Intensive Care, and Adult Neurology through daily
conferences and mandatory clinical rotations. Elective
experience in Pediatric Neuro-rehabilitation is also available.
Major NIH foundation and university-funded programs provide
research opportunities at the clinical and basic laboratory
levels for the senior fellows.
Steven M. Shapiro
Child Neurology Fellowship Program Director
Educational
Structure
The program offers
organized clinical and neuroscience teaching opportunities
with the possibility for significant elective time in the
training program.
Throughout the
program, there are daily didactic lectures that include
basic neuroscience, clinical neurophysiology, neuro-ophthalmology,
neuropathology, neuroradiology, child neurology, and resident
case presentations. Neurology Grand Rounds are CME
accredited, and occur once per week and include a variety
of topics and speakers.
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Sample
Rotation Schedule
Child Neurology Fellowship Program
PGY-3
Child Neurology
Inpatient and clinics- 6 months
Adult Neurology
Inpatient- 5 months
EEG/Epilepsy
1 month
PGY-4
Child Neurology
Inpatient and clinic-3 months
Adult Neurology
Consult-3 months
Adult Neurology
Outpatient Clinic-1 month
EEG/Epilepsy;
EMG, Neuroradiology, Neuropathology-5 months
PGY-5
Child Neurology (inpatient and clinics)- 3 months
Child Psychiatry-1
month
Adult Neurology
Consult-3 months
EEG/Epilepsy;
EMG; Rehabilitation; Elective-5 months
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Prerequisite
Training
The Child Neurology
training can be initiated following one of three options:
(1) Two years
of residency training in pediatrics in the US or Canada;
-OR-
(2) One PG-1 year
as described in the Program Requirements for Residency Education
in Neurology, Section I.A.1, which states:
This year must
include at least one of the following:
(a) 8 months
in internal medicine with primary responsibility in patient
care or
(b) 6 months
in internal medicine with primary responsibility in patient
care and a period of at least 2 months total time in pediatrics
or emergency medicine or both. Residents must spend no
more than 2 months in neurology during this year.
AND 1 year of
residency training in pediatrics
-OR-
(3) One year of
pediatrics PLUS one year of basic neuroscience training.
The program director must review and determine the acceptability
of these initial 2 years of training.
For further information,
please visit the ACGME
and ABPN.
Core Curriculum Requirements
The curriculum for the two years of general pediatrics training should include a broad exposure to the specialty and must include 22 months of clinical experiences, 20 months of which are specified. The additional two months of electives will be at the discreation of the general pediatrics program director. Rotations in child neurology are restricted to one month, either as a required subspecialty or as an elective rotation.
Continuity Clinic in general pediatrics is required throughout the 2 year of training. The resident must be responsible for the continuity of care for a group of pediatric patients in the same manner as categorical pediatric residents and in accordance with the RCC requirements.
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The Department
of Neurology, Division of Child Neurology is accepting applications
for one PGY-3 position starting July 1, 2009 and one PGY-3 position starting July 1, 2010.
Required
Documentation
Application
The
Division of Child Neurology participates in the
San Francisco Matching Program (CNMP).
A CAS application will be required.
Curriculum
Vitae
Include an e-mail
address and phone number where you can be reached.
Personal
Statement
SF
Match Number
Your SF Match
number (CNMP) must be included in the application.
Official
Medical School Transcript
Dean's
Letter
Letters
of Recommendation
A minimum of three
letters dated within one year are required from U.S. or
Canadian physicians who know your clinical skills and abilities,
and have worked with you during the past 1-2 years.
Test
Scores:
Copy of test scores
noted below, if applicable:
USMLE: must
pass; however, no minimum score established
COMLEX: if applicable
TOEFL: score
must be at least 600
CSA/Step 2CS:
if applicable
TWE: if applicable
ECFMG
Certificate
Copy of certificate,
if applicable
Visa
Legible copy required,
if applicable. Our institution can only sponsor J-1
clinical visas.
Verification
of Prerequisite Training
Following the
Match and prior to joining our program, you are required
to provide a list of the rotations you completed during
your prerequisite training. This must be received no later
than July 15 and must appear on letterhead from the institution
in which you completed your prerequisite training.
If you plan to
complete this training at another institution, it must meet
American Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
and American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN
) requirements.
Consideration
for an interview will be given following the receipt of
application and all required documents.
Interview dates for
the PGY-3 fellowship positions will be announced in August 2008.
Contact
Us
Mailing Address:
VCU Department
of Neurology
Child Neurology
Fellowship Program
PO Box 980599
Richmond, VA 23298-0599
Express Mailing
Address:
Andrea Perseghin
VCU Department
of Neurology
Child Neurology
Fellowship Program
1101 East Marshall
Street, Room 6-005
Richmond, VA 23298
Phone:
804.828.9940
Fax:
804.828.6373
E-mail:
neurores@vcu.edu
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