Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Fellowship Curriculum

The Spinal Cord Medicine Injury Porgram trains fellows in the following:

• Becoming proficient in all aspects of care provided to persons with acute and long-term spinal cord injury
• Developing expertise in clinical decision making regarding rehabilitative aspects of SCI care
• Developing a sound background in diagnosis and management of neurogenic bladder and bowel, sexuality and fertility, spasticity, pressure ulcers, pain and other pertinent SCI secondary complications
• Developing and demonstrating the skills of team leadership in an interdisciplinary environment
• Developing proficiency in teaching medical students, residents and others
• Developing proficiency in research in the field of spinal cord injury

The fellow will:

• Participate in inpatient and outpatient clinical activities at MEDVAMC and TIRR SCI services on a rotating basis
• Participate in SCI consultative activities at MEDVAMC and Memorial Hermann
• Supervise and teach medical students and residents under the mentorship of program attendings
• Participate in appropriate SCI educational activities at the training locations
• Work closely with interdisciplinary staff in the monitoring and treatment of all aspects of health and rehabilitation
• Assume responsibility for at least one scholarly project relevant to spinal cord injury medicine
• Keep pace with development in the field of SCI by discussion of articles or chapters from the literature