The Department of Neurology at the University of Florida offers a one year fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology. Two positions are available, one with EEG/Epilepsy emphasis and the other with EMG/Neuromuscular emphasis. Both positions are accredited by the ACGME, and fellows who successfully complete the fellowship are eligible to take the Clinical Neurophysiology Exam offered by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in addition to the American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology (EEG track) and American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine (EMG track). Applicants must have successfully completed an adult or pediatric neurology residency in the United States.

The EEG track fellowship consists of twelve months of training and includes three weeks vacation. The goals of the fellowship are to develop competence in various aspects of clinical neurophysiology, with special focus on clinical epilepsy, video-EEG monitoring, epilepsy surgery and related procedures, electroencephalography and evoked potentials. The year is divided into nine months of EEG/Epilepsy, two months of EMG/Neuromuscular Diseases, and one month of Sleep Medicine and intraoperative monitoring. During the EEG/Epilepsy rotation, fellows are fully involved in the presurgical evaluation of patients with intractable epilepsy, and assist in patient care, interpreting video-EEGs, and performing Wada tests and intraoperative electrocorticography. In addition, fellows attend one half-day epilepsy clinic per week and interpret EEGs and evoked potentials.

Fellows are encouraged to participate in the wide range of basic and clinical reseach opportunities available at the University of Florida. Furthermore, fellows participate in the education of medical students and neurology residents.

Application for fellowship training

The following documents are required:

• Completed application
• Personal Statement
• Curriculum Vitae
• 3 letters of recommendation

Please mail these documents to Jennifer Shipley at:

Department of Neurology
PO Box 100236
Gainesville, FL. 32610

Consideration for an interview will be given following the receipt of application and all required documents. If you would like to obtain more information on any of our programs, please contact Jennifer Shipley (Fellowship Coordinator) at jennifer.shipley@neurology.ufl.edu.