Fellowships

Spinal Cord Injury Fellowship

An ACGME-accredited fellowship is available at the University of Michigan Health System in conjunction with the University of Michigan Model Spinal Cord Injury Care System. The fellow is offered clinical training in the diagnosis and classification of various types of SCI, pathophysiology of the spinal cord and affected body systems, clinical decision making and management of traumatic and atraumatic SCI, urological and pain interventions, spasticity management, research statistics in SCI medicine, rehabilitation technology/engineering, exercise physiology, biomechanics and cognitive/behavioral management strategies for persons with SCI. Successful completion of this one-year fellowship enables the fellow to sit for the Spinal Cord Injury Certification Medicine Exam.

For more information about the Spinal Cord Injury Fellowship, contact:
Andrea McHenry
Phone: 734 615-6722
Fax: 734 615-1770
E-mail: adraeger@umich.edu

PM&R Spine Fellowship

This is a one year PASSOR recognized, non-ACGME accredited fellowship. The purpose of this program is to suppliment standard PM&R musculoskeletal training with spine focused exposure to advanced biomechanical evaluation, comprehensive multidisciplinary management, and advanced interventional treatment. Fellows work under the supervision of The Spine Program faculty in the comprehensive management of acute and chronic spine disorders. The Spine Program offers a stimulating academic environment that results in frequent interaction with other physiatrists, neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons, physical and occupational therapists, pain psychologists, case managers, etc. The fellow will benefit from the full resources of the University of Michigan including a comprehensive didactic program and busy clinical services in a multidisciplinary setting. Fellows are required to participate in resident education and spine research.

Applicants must be a PGY-4 PM&R resident in good standing, or PM&R board certified/eligible.

Interested candidates should contact the program coordinator for application instructions:

Program Coordinator:
Shari Grigg, CPL
Administrative Assistant Senior
The Spine Program
325 E. Eisenhower, 2nd floor
Ann Arbor, MI  48108-5744
telephone # 734-763-2200
fax # 734-615-1770
sgrigg@med.umich.edu

Program Director:
Matthew Smuck, M.D.
Director, PM&R Spine Fellowship
Interim Director, The Spine Program
Assistant Professor
University of Michigan Dept. of PM&R
325 E. Eisenhower Parkway
Ann Arbor, MI 48108

Pain Management Fellowships

As of July 2007, our Pain Fellowship is facilitated throught the Department of Anesthesia. For information on a position please contact Dawn Osborn at 734-936-7922 or visit their Web site.

Division of Rehabilitation Psychology and Neuropsychology
Post-doctoral training focuses on neuropsychological and health psychology assessment and treatment. Fellows in our program are central and critical members of the multidisciplinary treatment teams, providing ongoing psychological and neuropsychological care in conjunction with Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Nursing, Speech-Language Pathology, Rehabilitation Psychology, Therapeutic Recreation, Social Work and Physiatry. Postdoctoral fellows typically provide a number of clinical services in addition to testing, including participation in cognitive rehabilitation programming, family interventions, and empowering persons with disabilities and their family members to ease re-entry into the community. Fellows often provide more traditional clinical psychological services as well, such as general psychological assessment and psychotherapy. More information (pdf)

Rehabilitation Research Training Fellowship Program

Physical medicine and rehabilitation is a medical field that specializes in treating patients with acute and chronic pain, and musculoskeletal problems like back and neck pain, tendonitis, pinched nerves and fibromyalgia. Specialists in this field also treat people who have experienced catastrophic events resulting in paraplegia, quadriplegia or traumatic brain injury; and individuals who have had strokes, orthopedic injuries, or neurologic disorders such as multiple sclerosis, polio or ALS.

This UMHS fellowship program is comprised of two distinct educational opportunities: The Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training Program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education's National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research and The Medical Rehabilitation Research Training Program sponsored by the National Institutes of Health's National Center on Medical Rehabilitation Research.

The two-part fellowship program provides post-doctoral fellows and PM&R resident physician fellows with accelerated research training and experience in issues related to the rehabilitation of persons who seek the help of PM&R specialists. Through this research training experience, fellows acquire and enhance specific research skills; learn how to collaborate effectively across important rehabilitation areas and disciplines; and demonstrate a capacity to apply the results of research to the formulation of disability policy.

See our flyer for more information (PDF)

For more information, contact:
Denise Tate, Ph.D.
Phone: 734-763-0971
Ed Hurvitz, M.D.
Phone: 734-936-7200