Description

Clinical Neuroimmunology & Multiple Sclerosis Fellowship Opening at UPMC Magee in Pittsburgh, PA

Length of Fellowship

• Clinician track: 1 year
• Clinician-scientist track: 3 years

Clinical and Research Activities

• The UPMC Multiple Sclerosis Center is a National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS)-designated comprehensive care center and an active member of the Consortium of MS Centers.
• It provides comprehensive and multi-disciplinary care for a diverse population with a wide range of clinical neuroimmunology conditions and presentations.
• The MS Center currently has eight MS clinicians (MD, DO, PA-C, NP), three clinician-scientist and two psychiatrists, as well as a dedicated team of nurses, clinical support, and research staff.
• Located at the UPMC Magee-Women's Hospital, the MS Center includes an outpatient clinic and an integrated 10-bed infusion unit. Patients can participate in clinical trials and a clinic-wide long-term prospective cohort study that aims to bring precision medicine to MS.
• The faculty will work with each fellow to develop an individualized training program that includes MS / clinical neuroimmunology patient care, exposure to multidisciplinary care, didactic activities, and teaching and research opportunities.

Clinical

• The primary clinical environment for the fellowship is the outpatient clinic at the Multiple Sclerosis Center.
• To complement the primary clinical experience, fellows will conduct infrequent consultations for complex neuroimmunology patients in the inpatient setting.
• Fellows are not expected to be on call during evenings or weekends.
• Additional clinical exposures include neurorehabilitation, physical medicine and rehabilitation, neuropsychiatry, neuro-urology, neuro-gastroenterology, neuro-rheumatology, pediatric neuroimmunology, neuro-ophthalmology, neuro-otology, and women's neurology as well as multidisciplinary autoimmune encephalitis clinic.

Research

• Fellows in the clinician-scientist track are expected to participate in research under faculty supervision in one of the three research tracks: clinical research (clinical trials, epidemiology, observational studies), translational research track (biomarkers, genetic studies or pilot studies for novel diagnostic or treatment interventions), data research (neuroimaging studies, application of biostatistics, machine learning, and other computational approaches to clinical and translational research data).

Education

• Scheduled didactics include the biweekly neuroimmunology / neuroradiology case conference, monthly combined adult and pediatric neuroimmunology conference, monthly journal club, weekly case discussions, and all other educational activities within the MS Center.
• Fellows will present at one national or international conference related to MS/neuroimmunology (e.g., ACTRIMS Forum, ECTRIMS, or CMSC).
• Fellows will have opportunities to teach residents and medical students.

Deadline: Please see the SF match website . Application will be submitted during PGY3 for start date on July 1 of PGY5 for adult neurology residents.

Eligibility: Applicants will have successfully graduated from an accredited adult neurology residency program (or the equivalent) in the United States (or Canada), will have applied and received an unrestricted medical license in Pennsylvania, and completed the necessary credentialing prior to the start of the fellowship. We currently do not sponsor visa.

About the Community

• Pittsburgh is a is a vibrant, mid-sized city with the feel of a small town. Located in the southwest corner of Pennsylvania, it offers the best of everything - an urban melting pot, historical landmarks, ethnic neighborhoods, a vibrant nightlife, picturesque countryside, and the famous three rivers.
• The city is renowned for its cultural institutions, including the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, the National Aviary, and a diverse cultural district.
• The city's major league professional sports teams include the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Pittsburgh Pirates.
• Pittsburgh has a reputation as an advancing leader in medicine, education, health care, robotics, software engineering, and high-tech industries.
• The city is con sistently ranked as one of the top places for families in the U.S. and one of the most affordable, livable, and safest U.S. cities.

UPMC's Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

- UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran. UPMC is committed to advancing diversity through programs that promote inclusion, such as Employee Resource Groups and other initiatives to support a diverse workforce.

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