Our spinal cord injury offered in partnership with Kennedy Krieger Institute offers a solid foundation and extensive exposure from acute inpatient rehabilitation to outpatient care, and opportunities for research and collaboration with other disciplines involved in spinal cord injury care. Our focus is on training fellows to be able to provide comprehensive follow-up care and management that individuals with spinal cord injury will need throughout their lives.

Fellowship duration: one year
Total approved positions: one
Accredited by: Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
Clinical sites: Kennedy Krieger Institute, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and University of Maryland
Apply: applications are accepted through the National Residency Matching Program.

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Important Dates:

Time is listed for the EST time zone:

Applications open: March 1, 2022
Virtual interview or visit with programs: June - October 12, 2022
Match opens: August 10, 2022 at 12 p.m.
Recommended submission date: August 15, 2022
Opportunity to interview with programs at ASCIP Annual Meeting: Labor Day Week (September 5, 2022)
Ranking opens: September 7, 2022 at 12 p.m.
Application deadline: September 16, 2022
Last day for applicant interview: September 26, 2022
Programs: Quota change deadline: September 29, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. 
Rank order list certification deadline: October 12, 2022 at 9 p.m.
Match Day: October 26 at 12 p.m. 

Fellowship Highlights

• The fellowship offers training in both adult and pediatric, acute and chronic, traumatic and non-traumatic conditions affecting the spinal cord.
• There is a special emphasis on medical and rehabilitative interventions used to optimize and enhance neural restoration.
• Fellows will have ample training opportunities in preventative care for patients with spinal cord injury including urologic management, musculoskeletal training, bone health and spasticity management.
• We pride ourselves on continual, on-demand feedback and encourage a strong mentor-mentee learning environment.

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Fellowship Director

Philippines Garcia Cabahug, M.D.

Director, Spinal Cord Injury Fellowship Program
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Expertise, Disease and Conditions: Botulinum Toxin Injections, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spasticity Management, Spinal Cord Injury

 

Contact

The International Center for Spinal Cord Injury
Attention: Yvonne Jackson, SCIM Fellowship Coordinator
801 North Broadway, 5th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21224
443-923-9227
jacksony@kennedykrieger.org