Neurohospitalist Fellowship

Clinical rotations are divided throughout the year in 2-4 week blocks including neurology general inpatient, neurology consults, stroke inpatient, neurocritical care, and electives.

The goal of the program is to prepare the fellow for independent practice as a neurohospitalist.

 

All trainees will select a focus track in one of three domains for additional advanced training: (1) healthcare quality and patient safety, (2) health services and outcomes research, or (3) clinical research. The department will support fellows in completing a graduate certificate program through the NU Graduate School in one of these three domains, and will seek to integrate the experience with either a NMH-based quality improvement project or a focused clinical research project.

Fellows are expected to complete at least one project during their training. They are also encouraged to present their data at a national meeting and author either an original manuscript, review article or book chapter during their fellowship.

Candidates must have completed a residency program in neurology accredited in the United States or Canada.

Residents are selected for the neurohospitalist fellowship from eligible applicants based upon their preparedness, ability, aptitude, academic credentials, communication skills and personal qualities. No discrimination is made based upon sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, disability or veteran status. Approximately half of the eligible applicants are invited for personal interviews.

Complete the GME application and collect the following documents:

• Three letters of recommendation (one should be from your neurology residency program director)
• CV
• Personal statement
• A copy of your state-of-residency (temporary or permanent) medical license
• Copy of official USMLE Step/Scores I, II & III

Please submit the completed application and all required documents to our Application Portal.

Interviews for positions are by invitation only. Northwestern is a partner in the Unified Offer Program, which standardizes deadlines across participating neurohospitalist fellowship programs. The goal is to allow candidates the time and opportunity to consider multiple programs and for programs to visit with multiple candidates.

This year we will be evaluating candidates for fellowship positions beginning in July of 2027. Our application window opens on December 1st, 2025. We will consider all applications submitted no later than March 31st, 2026. We will consider later applications provided we have a position remaining to fill. 

Fellowship position offers will be extended on May 4th, 2026 (program to candidate). The candidate acceptance deadline will be May 8th, 2026 (candidate response to program offer).