The goal of this fellowship is to train physicians with a M.D. or D.O. degree, who have completed an ACGME-accredited adult or pediatric neurology residency, to become competent in the subspecialty of neuromuscular medicine. The fellow is expected to become proficient in the diagnosis and management of neuromuscular disorders and the techniques of nerve conduction studies (NCS) and electromyography (EMG).
For fellows who are interested, there is potential for a one-year research fellowship following completion of the ACGME-accredited fellowship.
Applications may be submitted through the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM) portal.
Our program is committed to abiding to the following fellowship process:
Interview offers will not be made before March 1 of the year prior to the fellowship start date. Fellowship positions will not be offered before June 1 of the year prior to the fellowship start date. Violations of this will result in removal of our institution from the AANEM Neuromuscular Fellowship Portal. For more information and to apply to our program, please visit the AANEM portal.
Heather Clement, MBA
Home Country: United States
Medical School: University of Iowa
Residency: University of Iowa Pediatric Neurology
Why Iowa: As a medical student, I completed a year long Wellstone fellowship at Iowa under Dr. Kathy Mathews and Dr. Steve Moore. I enjoyed my time working with children and families with neuromuscular disease, which at that time had very limited treatments. I went on to complete pediatric neurology residency and work on faculty at Iowa during which time there has been exciting emerging therapies available. On faculty, I was providing treatment for spinal muscular atrophy through lumbar puncture, and decided I would like to pursue specialization to be able to care for these patients. I was lucky to be able to join at Iowa, where there are 2 pediatric neuromuscular faculty and lots of opportunity to help with clinical trials.