Residency and Fellowships Neurological Sciences

The primary aim of the UVM Neurology Residency is to provide an inclusive, collaborative, educational environment to train excellent clinical and academic neurologists across the breadth of general and specialty neurology, while providing the highest quality care to the communities we serve.

Neurology Residency

The UVM Neuromuscular Fellowship provides fellows with tailored, individualized training in clinical neuromuscular medicine. The fellowship provides advanced training in the clinical evaluation and management of adult and pediatric patients with disorders of the peripheral nerves, muscles, neuromuscular junction, and motor neurons. Our fellows also receive training in EMG/Nerve Conduction Studies, Single Fiber EMG, Nerve/Muscle Ultrasound, Autonomic Testing, Muscle/Nerve Biopsy interpretation, and Skin Biopsy performance and interpretation.

Neuromuscular Fellowship

The UVM Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship offers an immersive and comprehensive training experience that will equip you with the knowledge and skills needed to excel in this dynamic field. Fellows are provided with the clinical training across the field of clinical neurophysiology, including EEG, EMG, Botox, and Sleep Medicine. at University of Vermont Medical Center is a one-year postgraduate fellowship designed to provide detailed knowledge of clinical neurophysiology.

Clinical Neurophysiology

The Movement Disorders fellowship at the University of Vermont is a one-year program designed to provide comprehensive training in the diagnosis and management of a variety of movement disorders. Fellows will work with three full-time Movement Disorder physicians, as well as a multidisciplinary group of providers including psychiatry, neurosurgery, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech/language pathology, LiCSW counselor, and genetic counselor. Clinic time will average six half days per week. In addition, fellows will spend at least ½ day per week in a dedicated botulinum toxin clinic treating cervical dystonia, hemifacial spasm, blepharospasm, and other focal dystonias/spasticity. The University of Vermont has an active Deep Brain Stimulation program, averaging 1-2 surgeries per month. Fellows will have the opportunity to evaluate patients for DBS candidacy, participate in the multidisciplinary DBS patient care conference, observe DBS procedures in the operating room, and gain experience with initial and subsequent programming.

Movement Disorders Fellowship

The UVM Headache Fellowship focuses on excellence in clinical care, and incorporates regular educational conferences, a research project, and teaching of residents to enhance learning. Fellows will be trained in headache medicine differential diagnosis, acute and preventive pharmacologic treatments, and nonpharmacologic and integrative approaches. Procedures taught during our fellowship include nerve blocks, trigger point injections, and onabotulinum toxin A injections. We include pediatric headache clinic as a routine part of our program, and options to rotate in pain clinic, orofacial pain, and other electives are available.

Headache Fellowship