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Vascular Neurology Fellowship Columbia - How to Apply

Application information

Our program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) for a one year program in Vascular Neurology and is listed with the American Medical Association Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database (FREIDA).

Two positions are available, at the PGY-5 level or above, for training in preparation for the Initial Certification in the Subspecialty of Vascular Neurology administered by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

Acceptance into the program requires graduation from a medical school approved by the Council on Graduate Medical Education of the AMA.  Foreign graduates must have a standard ECFMG certificate and be eligible for licensure in South Carolina. First-year fellow appointments are made through the matching plan of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP).

Additional information required includes:
  • Personal statement detailing interest in vascular neurology.
  • Three letters of reference (including one from the residency program director).
  • USMLE scores.
  • Curriculum vitae.
  • Copy of ECFMG Certificate (if applicable).

All application materials are received through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). The interview process involves:

  • The fellowship selection committee reviews preliminary data and extends to selected candidates an invitation to visit the Palmetto Richland/University of South Carolina campus for a personal interview.
  • Department schedules a one-night hotel accommodation at no cost to the applicant.
  • Interview day: meet with chairman and program director; interview with two faculty members; tour Prisma Health Richland Hospital; lunch with a vascular fellow.

For more information, contact:
 

Forrest Lowe, PD 
Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology, Stroke Director
Vascular Neurology Fellowship Program Director
 

Bacara Duckett, MHA
Vascular Neurology Fellowship Program Administrator
Phone: 803-434-8050, ext. 21406
Bacara.Duckett@PrismaHealth.org

3 Richland Medical Park Dr., Suite 270
Columbia, SC 29203