when shoud l submit the applicatio for fellowship

[neuronwangyu]

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I am currently PGY2 and aiming at EEG/Epilesy/IOM fellowship starting in July, 2013. I got the impression that I should apply by the end of this year, have the interview and get the position by the next spring. Am I right?

 

[danielmd06]

This depends. Epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology fellowships aren't competitive (save for really, really desirable places). As a rule, pretty much ALL of the fellowships in neurology are noncompetitive. Headache, neuromuscular, movement disorders, neuro-onc, neurocritical care etc. Possible exceptions include neurointerventional, pain medicine, and sleep medicine.

So my first advice is to relax if you're interested in epilepsy or CNP.

A great time to start thinking about choice of fellowship is in the ending phases of PGY-2 year. You need to start building a schedule for your PGY-3 year that will expose you to various fellowship interests to confirm/refute you thoughts and experiences at the end of PGY-2. You will be submitting applications at the end of your PGY-3 year and beginning of your PGY-4 year.

By late in the PGY-3 year, you should have mapped out a set of programs you want to interview at and have your mentors working on letters of recommendation. You should also be double-checking your own PGY-4 schedule to figure out when you can or cannot go on interviews (depending on how stringent your home program is about taking interview/vacation days as a senior).

You should have few to zero problems. Don't worry and good luck.

 

[neuronwangyu]

Thanks. It is very helpful

 

[Smiles Davis]

I am under the impression that Step 3 scores play little, if no role at all in obtaining a neurology fellowship.

True?

 

[Smiles Davis]

Whoops - duplicate post

 

[danielmd06]

I am under the impression that Step 3 scores play little, if no role at all in obtaining a neurology fellowship.

True?

Short answer is "no" but there are some programs out there that may ask for them (and thus possibly use them as objective data). So long answer is "it depends." You certainly want to be able to say that you at least passed them all on the first attempt.

No one asked me about any Step scores on the interview trail. They just don't seem to matter much at this point in the game compared to LOR's and interview skills. That being said, on around 15% (andecdotally) of my sleep fellowship applications, I had to actually list my respective USMLE exam dates, and either the scores themselves or whether I passed each on the first attempt. But I was never asked about them.

 

[pinkes]

BTW what are the ACGME accredited fellowships in Neurology?? whats difference if u go for nonaccredited fellowship??

 

[danielmd06]

BTW what are the ACGME accredited fellowships in Neurology?? whats difference if u go for nonaccredited fellowship??

This information is on the AAN website, and can probably also be found on the ACGME website. A fun reference I used in residency are the Cleveland Clinic sites, which offer small blurbs about their training in individual areas.

Popular UCNS (non-ACGME) fellowships include movement disorders, headache, neuro-critical care, and neuro-oncology.

Popular ACGME fellowships include pain, sleep, neurophys, stroke, and interventional.

Check those websites for the full listings. Here's the link to Cleveland Clinic:

http://my.clevelandclinic.org/neurological_institute/professionals/education/fellowships.aspx