Neuromuscular Medicine Fellowship Information

The ACGME recently granted initial accreditation to Icahn School of Medicine’s Neuromuscular Medicine Fellowship. We are urgently seeking qualified candidates for appointment in July 2013. This fellowship provides a great opportunity for residents to receive advanced training in neuromuscular disease studies, EMG, and neuromuscular pathology.

The Neuromuscular Medicine Fellowship emphasizes:

  • motor neuron disease
  • myasthenia gravis
  • neuro-AIDS
  • clinical research opportunities

Applicants must complete an ACGME- or RCPSC-accredited Neurology or Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency program before entering the Fellowship, and should have some background in neurological diseases. Salary for the position is based on postgraduate year. Other accommodations can be made for qualified applicants. Fellows in this program work with and learn from today’s leaders in the discipline of Neurology in Mount Sinai’s excellent clinical and research settings.

Interested applications should send curriculum vitae and three letters of recommendation to:

David M Simpson, MD, Department of Neurology, Box 1052, Mount Sinai Medical Center, One Gustave Levy Place, New York, NY 10029; 212-241-8748; david.simpson@mssm.edu.

Application deadline: Summer 2012, Final decision: Fall 2012.