About

Program Description

The UCSF Neurohospitalist fellowship was established in 2008 and graduated its first fellow in 2009. The fellowship was started by Dr. S. Andrew Josephson, MD, and was the first neurohospitalist fellowship in the country, coinciding with the birth and growth of neurohospitalist practice at UCSF and around the world. In 2024, we will have a total of twelve faculty members in the neurohospitalist division, each with unique interests including local and national leaders in neurology medical school and residency education; clinical research including understanding and addressing healthcare disparities in neurology care and access; and inpatient neurology unit quality and safety improvement work. Over fifteen fellows have completed the fellowship, including many who have gone on to start neurohospitalist programs around the country.

Mission

The Neurohospitalist fellowship at UCSF is designed to help train future leaders in academic neurohospitalist medicine. While the fellowship will involve continued education regarding the complex neurologic disorders that we see on the inpatient service, there are numerous other goals for our fellows, including: thinking critically about the transition to an academic faculty position; developing team management and leadership skills and trouble-shooting pitfalls; supporting the education of residents and medical students and development of teaching style and formal lectures; and participating in research endeavors, including critical assessment of hospital efficiency and protocols in the care of neurologic patients. In 2022, the Neurohospitalist Society officially accredited the UCSF Neurohospitalist fellowship.

Details

The fellowship year generally consists of the following rotations:

• 1.5 months as the fellow on our dedicated Neurovascular / Stroke service (including involvement in the acute care of patients with stroke and decisions regarding thrombolytic and endovascular therapies)
• 7 months rotating on our general neurology ward and neurology consult services primarily at UCSF Moffitt hospital, but also at Zuckerberg SF General Hospital and UCSF St Mary’s and St Francis hospitals. Fellows will have graduated responsibilities throughout the year and develop their clinical instincts and fund of knowledge, communication skills, team leadership style, and play a key role in trainee education
• 2.5 months of elective time (many options including additional clinical time learning about areas of interest such as EEG or inpatient EMG/NCS; working on research projects, or other clinical experiences of interest to the fellow)
• 1 month of vacation

The fellowship also includes frequent 1:1 meetings with faculty to review challenging cases, discuss career options and mentorship, and collaborate on research projects. Fellows will also staff our neurohospitalist discharge clinic throughout the year (typically, a half-day of clinic every few months) and have opportunities and exposure to teleneurology consultation efforts covering local affiliated hospital centers. Neurohospitalist fellows will also participate in educational didactics for local trainees and in the cross-institutional international neurohospitalist fellowship virtual educational series facilitated by the Neurohospitalist Society. Fellows will also participate in a longitudinal project over the course of their year, based on their career interests, with faculty mentorship.

Facilities/Training Sites

University of California, San Francisco, Parnassus Heights and Mission Bay campuses; Zuckerberg San Francisco General hospital; UCSF St Mary’s and St Francis hospitals.

How to Apply

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Current Fellows

Resources

The Neurohospitalist Society