Fellowships
Clinical Neurophysiology
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 Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship Program Director
Paul Rutecki, MD
rutecki@neurology.wisc.edu
The University of Wisconsin fellowship training program in Clinical Neurophysiology seeks neurology residents who have completed an accredited neurology residency in the US and who are dedicated to the care of people with diseases of the nervous system, have demonstrated interest in clinical and basic neuroscience, and show promise of future achievement. For over 50 years the Department has been dedicated to training highly motivated physicians in an atmosphere that emphasizes teamwork, close interaction with attending physicians and resident colleagues, independence and developement of sophisticated skills in clinical neurophysiology examination utilizing EEG, EMG, Evoked Potentials to aid in the evaluation and care of patients with neurological disorders in general and Neuromuscular disorders and Epilepsy in particular.
The fellowship program provides two positions per year. We are accepting applications until October 1st, 2009.
The Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship Training Program emphasizes teamwork, close interaction with attending physicians, resident colleagues, nursing and health care colleagues, assumption of independence, and development of sophisticated clinical neurophysiology skills to aid in the evaluation of neurological disorders. Thorough exposure is provided to the full range of diagnostic and treatment options for patients with neurological disorders. The program seeks to develop and nurture life-long curiosity about the workings of the nervous system in health and disease, critical reasoning skills for consideration of clinical problems and evaluation of scientific literature, and skills in verbal and written communication to facilitate understanding of neurological disorders and their treatments for patients and society.
This Mission will be achieved by the following service and educational goals:
1. Faculty and residents will strive to provide the highest quality of care to every patient. "The patient comes first". Our primary service responsibility and goal is to provide competent and compassionate patient care delivered with the highest standards of professionalism, as we would wish for ourselves and our families.
2. The primary educational goal of the clinical neurophysiology program is the development of each fellow into a competent ACGME Board-certified clinical neurophysiology with skills and expertise in electrodiagnostic studies (including EMG and EEG), and to use these tools to aid in the diagnosis and management of patients with central and or peripheral neurological disorders.
3. Faculty and fellows will strive in their service and care of each patient to make every case a learning experience, and will specifically devote efforts to differential diagnosis in every case prior to consideration of imaging and electrodiagnostic studies.
Applications now being accepted for two ACGME-accredited Clinical Neurophysiology Program of the University of Wisconsin-Madison beginning July 1, 2010.
Position can be either:
1. a combined EMG/EEG (50/50 split) position or
2. EEG/Epilepsy (80/20 EEG/EMG) or
3. EMG/Neuromuscular (80/20 EMG/EEG) track position.
Applicants must have completed a neurology residency in the US and the University of Wisconsin only supports J-1 visas. Following completion of the training, the candidate will be eligible for the subspecialty examination in Clinical Neurophysiology of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
To apply, please send completed electronic application, CV and three letters of support (one from a current program director) to:
Kristin Lueck
Department of Neurology
UW Madison
600 Highland Ave -
CSC H6/544
Madison, WI 53792
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