| Multiple Sclerosis Fellowship at Mount Sinai | ||
| Name of the Institution: | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | |
| Location | New York, NY | |
| What is the clinical focus of your program? | Combined MS/Neuroimmunology | |
| If Neuroimmunology, what is covered? | ||
| The fellowship training track is: | 60 percent Clinical and 40 percent Research | |
| Fellowship duration in years: | Multiple options: 2 years, clinical; 2 years, mixed clinical/research; More than 2 years, mixed clinical/research; 2 or more years, primarily research fellowship | |
| How many fellows are accepted each year? | 2 | |
| Total fellows in training: | 5 or more | |
| What type of trainees do you recruit into your program? | MD/DO or equivalent doctoral degree | |
| Do fellows take call duty? | No | |
| Does the fellowship have general neurology clinics? | No | |
| Our fellows perform rotations in: | ||
| Do you sponsor Visa? | Yes | |
| If yes, what type of Visa? | H1B | |
| Is the fellowship approved by the GME office? | Yes | |
| How are fellows funded at your program? | Institution guarantees dedicated internal funding on an ongoing basis; Institution has dedicated grant funding from an outside source (e.g. NMSS) to support fellowships | |
| Does the fellow need to secure additional funding? | No | |
| For how many years is institutional support available to a given fellow? | >2 | |
| How many fellows can be supported per year using institutionally available funds? | 2-Jan | |
| What materials do you require as part of your Neuroimmunology/MS Fellowship application? | CV,Letter of intent,Letters of recommendation – 3 letters | |
| When do you begin accepting applications? | Fall (Sept to Nov) of PGY3 year (19 to 21 months prior to matriculation) | |
| When do you typically conduct interviews? | Winter (Dec-Feb) of PGY3 year (16-18 months prior to matriculation) | |
| By when have you typically filled your fellowship position/s? | Winter (Dec-Feb) of PGY3 year (16-18 months prior to matriculation) | |
| Is there a deadline for the application? If yes, what is the deadline? | Yes | |
| Link to the fellowship website: | http://icahn.mssm.edu/education/residencies-fellowships/list/msh-multiple-sclerosis-fellowship | |
| Contact Information: | Fred Lublin, MD Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 5 East 98th Street Box 1138 New York, NY 10029 United States | |
| Email Address: | fred.lublin@mssm.edu | |
| Phone Number: | 212-241-7958 | |