{"id":19390,"date":"2020-06-04T12:51:41","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T16:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/?page_id=19390"},"modified":"2025-04-28T15:15:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T19:15:39","slug":"application-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/movement-disorders-fellowship\/application-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Application Process and Match"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-19390\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-19390-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-19390-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-19390-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h3>Requirements<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Neurology Residency Training<\/strong><br \/>\nA complete 4-year ACGME accredited neurology residency. Applicants must have successfully completed their neurology residency at an accredited United States training program.<\/li>\n<li><strong>International Medical Graduates<\/strong><br \/>\nOur program welcomes international medical graduates that hold a valid ECFMG certificate. (This does not apply to Canadian graduates.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Year of Graduation<\/strong><br \/>\nNeurology residency graduation should be within two years of fellowship application.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Visas (If Applicable)<\/strong><br \/>\nUConn only sponsors the J-1 visa for those candidates who are not permanent residents or U.S. Citizens. The University will NOT sponsor H1b visas.<\/li>\n<li><strong>USMLE Exams<\/strong><br \/>\nUSMLE exams Part I, II, and III (or equivalent) must be passed to begin fellowship positions.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>Our program does not discriminate with respect to gender, race, age, religion, color, natural origin, disability, or any other applicable legally protected status.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"style1\"><strong>Sample Contract:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/12\/sample_contract.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download and\/or Print a Sample Contract<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The application and selection process for the Movement Disorders Fellowship Program is via the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">San Francisco Match<\/span>, which opens for applications March\/April of the PGY-3 (one year prior to starting the fellowship) with a match in mid-September.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/eligibility-and-selection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View more information on Eligibility Requirements and Selection.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Requirements Neurology Residency Training A complete 4-year ACGME accredited neurology residency. Applicants must have successfully completed their neurology residency at an accredited United States training program. International Medical Graduates Our program welcomes international medical graduates that hold a valid ECFMG certificate. (This does not apply to Canadian graduates.) Year of Graduation Neurology residency graduation should [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":119,"featured_media":0,"parent":19359,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-01 23:26:19","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19390"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/119"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19390"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19390\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34429,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19390\/revisions\/34429"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}