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Barrow Neurological Institute at St Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center Neurology NM

350 W Thomas Road
Phoenix, AZ 85013

Training Program Director

Erik Ortega, MD

Training Program Coordinator

Felisha Tso

Other Staff

Ann Johnson

ACGME Accredited
AANEM Lab Accredited

1 Adult Fellowship position for the 2027-2028 Fellowship Year.
Considering: Only Neurology Candidates

3 Letters of Recommendation requested for applying

Program Overview
Thank you for looking into the neuromuscular fellowship at the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, AZ. Our goal is to provide a great educational experience for our trainees so that they will be well prepared for any post-graduate career.

Comprehensive Clinical Experience:
One of the most significant advantages is that we are a major regional referral center so we are able to provide a wide depth and breadth of clinical experience.

Longitudinal Care: We emphasize exposure to longitudinal care through a continuity care clinic for our fellows, allowing them to see the benefit of treatment decisions as well as the result of diagnostic evaluations.

Multidisciplinary Teams: Fellows participate in multidisciplinary care teams with our ALS clinic as well as our MDA clinic.

Technical Training: EMG/NCS training and exposure is included to help develop a sound foundation of understanding with which more advanced techniques can be built upon and practiced. This also includes the performance of NM ultrasound, skin and muscle biopsies.

Inpatient Exposure: We provide a great inpatient experience with exposure to a wide variety of NM disorders in the acute care setting.

Pediatric Exposure: For pediatric exposure, our fellows go to Phoenix Children’s Hospital where they spend time with patients as part of clinic visits as well as for EMG testing.

Didactic and Educational Opportunities
In addition to clinic exposure, we have a weekly educational didactic curriculum throughout the year. This is something that we see as a critical part of education as it allows a deeper dive on topics than what may be allowed at the bedside. Our fellows are also valuable as they help educate other trainees in the department with regular exposure to medical students as well as residents.

Research and Quality Improvement
We greatly value clinical research. This includes a robust focus on ALS and ongoing studies for Myasthenia Gravis and Guillain Barre Syndrome. We provide an environment where research interests of our fellows are strongly supported. Trainees also contribute to improving the program by developing quality improvement projects as part of their training. Their findings have been invaluable and integrated into our institution's patient care.

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