non accredited fellowship training length

[Epic786]

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Can anyone guide about the non accredited fellowship training length? Can you do one year vs two year fellowship? Can you get credit for your fellowship?

Thank you,

 

[deathmerchant]

Yes, but It depends on the program. You will have to ask them in the beginning. I know people who have done 1 or 2 or 3 years or fellowship from the same program.

 

[Epic786]

Thank you for your reply.

 

[kchan99]

I know people who have done 1 or 2 or 3 years or fellowship from the same program.

If 2 or 3 years long, then there is a research component in most cases. Ask about funding.

 

[Epic786]

Can you also leave it early like in a year and still get credit? I mean it’s unaccredited !

 

[deathmerchant]

Can you also leave it early like in a year and still get credit? I mean it’s unaccredited !

That would be highly unusual. I don't think you can get a certificate of completion if you leave it early. Your mentor might be able to write a letter that states that you trained for this long etc.
The thing is if you are planning to go non-academic in a small/moderate sized setting, you don't have to have a fellowship training as long as you are competent in doing the job. You can still practice a subspecialty. Esp non procedural stuff. It probably won't fly in big academic centers.
May be you can still be in an smallish academic center and practice Headache, MS, Dementia etc; but very less likely. People did movement before without specialization, but I don't think it can be done now with DBS being so advanced and Botox. Headache and MS have also become way complicated to require specialized training.

 

[Epic786]

Thank you for your reply!