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Clinical Neurophysiology Fellow reviewing an EEG with a Neurology resident
The Clinical
Neurophysiology Laboratory at VCUHS offers a one year fellowship.
This fellowship has been accredited by the ACGME, and fellows
who successfully complete it are eligible to take the Added
Qualification in Clinical Neurophysiology Exam offered by
the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Applicants
must have successfully completed a neurology residency in
the United States.
The fellowship
time may be divided equally among EEG/Epilepsy and EMG/Neuromuscular
disorders, or the fellow may spend nine months with one
subspecialty, and three months with the other. Our laboratory
is located in a large tertiary referral hospital and state
of the art equipment is available.
In addition to training in EEG and EMG, fellows are instructed
in evoked potentials, intraoperative monitoring, long term
video/EEG seizure monitoring, and, if interested, polysomnography.
Fellows see a wide range of patients, and there are busy
adult and pediatric seizure clinics, neuromuscular clinics,
and a Muscular Dystrophy Association clinic. There is a
wide range of opportunities for clinical and basic science
research, including investigational drug trials.
Prerequisite
Training
The Clinical Neurophysiology
Fellowship training must be preceded
by the completion of a residency program in neurology, child
neurology, or general
psychiatry accredited in the United States or Canada. For
further information, please visit the Accreditation Council
for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
and the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN).
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Application
Process
Applications for three fellowship positions to begin July 1, 2009 are now being accepted. All materials must be received by August 1, 2008 for consideration.
Required
Documentation
Application
Clinical Neurophysiology does NOT participate in any matching
program. A VCUHS application
will be accepted.
Curriculum Vitae
Include an e-mail
address and phone number where you can be reached.
Personal Statement
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
After being accepted
to, but 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.
Consideration for
an interview will be given following the receipt of application
and all required documents.
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Contact
Us
Mailing Address:
VCU Department of
Neurology
Clinical Neurophysiology
Fellowship Program
PO Box 980599
Richmond, VA 23298-0599
Express Mailing
Address:
Andrea Perseghin
VCU Department of
Neurology
Clinical Neurophysiology
Fellowship Program
1101 E. Marshall
Street, Room 6-005
PO Box 980599
Richmond, VA 23298-0599
Phone:
804.828.9940
Fax:
804.828.6373
E-mail:
aperseghin@mcvh-vcu.edu
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