Welcome to our flagship neuromuscular medicine (NMM) fellowship program at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Since being founded in 2008, our premier NMM training program prepares graduating fellows for a distinguished career in academic medicine and private practice.

The program is housed in the Department of Neurology. Our NMM division is ground zero for NMM research.  We have eight neuromuscular medicine board-certified faculty members at KU Medical Center and five affiliate faculty members at the Kansas City Veterans Administration Medical Center experienced in training fellows. Our continued focus on inpatient and outpatient clinical evaluations as well as on diagnostic, procedural, clinical, research and technical skills essential to the performance of neuromuscular medicine is reflected in both our didactic and diverse clinical experiences. As a result, we have received the best fellowship designation from the KU Medical Center Graduate Medical Education Office!

This fellowship is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and spans over one year. We offer a variety of experiences in many different settings. The experience includes opportunities to observe, evaluate and manage inpatients and outpatients of all ages with a wide variety of disorders of the nervous system and muscles, as well as to learn the effectiveness of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Experiences at the Landon Center on Aging at KU Medical Center, University of Kansas Hospital, Kansas City Veterans Administration Medical Center and the University of Kansas Clinical Research Center provide opportunities to work with internationally renowned medical professional experts as well as assist patients with medically complex problems. U.S. News & World Report has ranked the neurology program at The University of Kansas Hospital among the nation's best (No. 25 in 2023-24). Neurologists successfully completing the program, once certified in neurology, will be eligible for certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in neuromuscular medicine.

We encourage you to take a look around. Meet our current and prior fellows. Look at the schedule and applicant information. View our handbook. See what Kansas City has to offer. We hope you like what you find. We believe our program will prepare fellows for careers in private practice as well as academic settings. We look forward to working with you this year!

Mazen Dimachkie, M.D.
Professor
Program Director, Neuromuscular Medicine Fellowship