M.D. The Department of Neurology at the University of Rochester includes 68 full-time faculty who are engaged in clinical and basic investigative work. The Department consistently ranks in the top 10 nationally in extramural National Institutes of Health research funding.
Fellowships are available for investigative training in many areas of clinical neuroscience.
The Department has 25 current or accepted fellows training in 7 different areas. One of the Department's major interests is in experimental therapeutics of neurological diseases. Other sources of fellowship support include private foundations and the grants of individual investigators. A number of other institutional fellowships for research training are also available. Fellows are usually accepted for 2-3 years of clinical and investigative training.