ACADEMIC TRACK
A one-year clinical fellowship in sleep medicine can sometimes be followed by a sleep research fellowship for one to three years (usually two) in clinical, translational, or basic science areas related to sleep medicine. This track is designed for qualified physicians who plan careers that include clinical practice and focus on research in an academic setting.
REQUIREMENTS:
Similar to clinical track, but in addition, candidates should have some research experience and ideas for the type of research they wish to pursue at the University of Michigan. Candidates seeking funding on a T32 award must commit to at least 2 years of research, in addition to the one year of clinical training.
FACULTY:
- Anita Valanju Shelgikar, M.D., Director, Sleep Medicine Fellowship
- J. Todd Arnedt, Ph.D., Associate Director, Sleep Medicine Fellowship
- Ronald D. Chervin, M.D., M.S., Director, Sleep Disorders Center
- Deirdre Conroy, Ph.D.
- Alan S. Eiser, Ph.D.
- Barbara Felt, M.D.
- Dawn Dore-Stites, Ph.D.
- Susan L. Garetz, M.D.
- Fauziya Hassan, M.D.
- Joseph I. Helman, D.M.D.
- Shelley Hershner, M.D.
- Timothy F. Hoban, M.D.
- Neeraj Kaplish, M.D.
- Louise M. O’Brien, Ph.D.
- Emerson Robinson, D.D.S.
- Linda M. Selwa, M.D.
- Afifa Shamim-Uzzaman, M.D.
- Jeffrey Stanley, M.D.
- Samuel Zwetchkenbaum, D.D.S.
Also See Center for Sleep Science faculty listing (link at bottom of page)
PROGRAMS and FACILITIES:
The clinical training year is described under the Clinical Track heading. In the Academic Track, the research years are usually funded by an NIH-sponsored Neurology Department Training Grant. Facilities and resources for clinical research include the Aldrich Sleep Laboratory, the Sleep and Chronophysiology Laboratory at the Depression Center, and the Michigan Clinical Research Unit Sleep Research Core. Opportunities for preclinical sleep research are available in several laboratories that focus on pharmacological, neurophysiological, and behavioral approaches in animal models. Examples of specific areas of research interest and training include sleep-disordered breathing, sleepiness, sleep in children, hyperactivity and other behavioral problems in children with sleep disorders, sleep in college students, sleep and driving issues, sleep and its disorders in pregnancy, REM sleep behavior disorder, dreams, surgical approaches to treatment of sleep apnea, EEG signal processing, sleep in depressed patients, sleep in patients with alcohol abuse, pain and sleep, neuropharmacology of sleep, and the role of sleep in learning and memory.
CONFERENCES:
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Daily: |
Sleep Record Reading Conference |
Weekly: |
Sleep Conference
- Iincludes didactice presentations, case conferences, and research conferences
- Each fellow presents at least once during the year
Neurophysiology Teaching Conference
Neurology Grand Rounds
Neuroscience Conference
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Monthly: |
Sleep Journal Club
- Each fellow presents at least two papers during the year
Biological Rhythms and Sleep Seminar Series |
Other: |
Annual Michael S. Aldrich Commemorative Lectureship
Fall course on sleep, medicine, and society
Sleep Medicine Fellowship Alumni Reunion Lecture |
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Fellowship training includes clinical evaluation and management of adults and children with sleep disorders in outpatient as well as inpatient settings. In most cases research training would be supported by an NIH Training Grant (T32) for 1, 2 (usually), or 3 years contingent on good performance and efforts to acquire outside funding, in whole or in part, for the last two of those years. Application for research training involves an internal competition and must include a short proposal for a compelling research and training plan.
For further information, please contact:
Amanda Burke
Fellowship Coordinator
Univerisity of Michigan
1B300 University Hospital
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5036
734-936-9030
aaltizer@umich.edu
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