About interventional neurology

[Interveno]

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Hey guys,
maybe this sounds weird but can someone do interventional neurology after neurocritical care fellowship?

I finished internal medicine and planning to do neurolocritical care fellowship.


Thanks!

 

[blue.jay]

No I don't think so..it is a fellowship after Neurosurgery or Interventional radiology. Few programs take Neurology candidates who have done Neurocritical care or stroke fellowship. Not open for IM-CCM/Neurocritical care

 

[Thama]

It's more than a few that take neurology applicants, though you're correct that neuro is still at a disadvantage and the spots are competitive. IM would have no chance with or without neuro-ICU training.

 

[CCM-MD]

IM followed by neurocritical care fellowship without a critical care medicine fellowship is a good way to end up unemployed.

 

[Jenghiz_Khaan]

No can do Sally

 

[Intervent neuro]

This is an excellent question. Believe it or not, you theoretically •could• do that pathway. We just reviewed a CV of a guy from a program in who did that exact pathway (IM->neurocritical care->neurointervention). As far as I could tell, he was practicing neurointervention. There are 2 major roadblocks - 1)You will have a near impossible time getting someone to train you in neurointervention after you finish the NCC fellowship. It's hard enough for a neurologist (there are plenty of places that only train radiology and/or neurosurgery). And 2) Once you train , it will be near impossible to find a job. The value of a neurointerventionalist who is neurology trained is that he/she can take stroke call. The value of a neurointerventionalist who is neurosurgery trained is that he/she can interpret imaging and do other body IR procedures. neurointerventionalist who is neurosueg trained is that he/she can operate. It is an extremely slim market for someone who is boarded in internal medicine but wants to run a neurointervention program.

 

[sharkbaitwhohaha]

IM followed by neurocritical care fellowship without a critical care medicine fellowship is a good way to end up unemployed.

Curious about why this is the case?