Neurocritical Care Fellowship

ACGME & UCNS Accredited Neurocritical Care Fellowship

The Department of Neurosurgery at Houston Methodist Hospital offers a Neurocritical Care Fellowship Program that is dual accredited by the Accredited Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and the UCNS (United Council on Neurological Subspecialties). Applicants must have completed residency training in neurology, neurosurgery, internal medicine, emergency medicine, anesthesiology or surgery accredited by the ACGME or the RCPSC prior to the start date of the fellowship.

The NCC fellowship program consists of two tracks: Track 1 is for fellows with prior training in Neurosurgery and is 12 months in duration, and Track 2 is for fellows with prior training in neurology, internal medicine, emergency medicine or anesthesia and is 24 months in duration.

Prospective applicants should apply through the San Francisco Match.

To be considered for the Neurocritical Care Fellowship, certain requirements must be met:

• Be of good professional character with at least three letters of recommendation attesting to your academic and personal qualifications
• Graduate of a U.S. or Canadian Medical School accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), or a medical school outside the United States and Canada with a current valid certificate from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)
• Graduate of an ACGME-accredited or RCPSC-accredited (Canadian) neurosurgery training program
• All applicants must have taken and passed all three steps of USMLE exams; DO graduates must have taken and passed all three steps of COMLEX USA.
• Applicants must be eligible for licensure (Physician-in-Training permit or Full license) by the Texas Medical Board