The one-year Vascular Neurology Fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, provides training in the evaluation, diagnosis, and management of stroke and all types of cerebrovascular disorders.

The fellowship is specifically designed for those who wish to pursue a career in academic neurology or in a group or private practice.

Throughout the fellowship, you're exposed to patients with ischemic and hemorrhagic cerebrovascular diseases. Patients are referred directly to the Department of Neurology by Mayo Clinic physicians and the emergency medicine specialists of Mayo Clinic Hospital's acute stroke service, as well as physicians at other healthcare facilities.

The Vascular Neurology Fellowship includes both educational, clinical, and research experiences, training you to:

• Acquire the necessary cerebrovascular history
• Conduct a focused cerebrovascular neurological exam
• Order and interpret neuroradiological imaging and tests
• Assess eligibility for thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy in patients who have had an acute stroke
• Assess eligibility for enrollment into acute stroke trials
• Provide inpatient and outpatient post-stroke care
• Manage secondary stroke prevention
• Assess eligibility for enrollment in secondary stroke prevention trials
• Interact with a multidisciplinary hospital-based stroke team
• Collaborate with other specialties in multidisciplinary cerebrovascular clinics
• Conduct clinical research with a paired mentor
• Teach other medical trainees

Accreditation

The Vascular Neurology Fellowship is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

Certification

After successfully completing the program, graduates are eligible to take the initial certification exam in the subspecialty of vascular neurology offered by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Inc.

Program history

The Vascular Neurology Fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, began in 2017. It is anticipated that one trainee will complete this program annually.