Speech-Language Pathology Adult Neurological Outpatient Clinical Fellow

Description

We are excited that you are interested in applying for the Johns Hopkins  Adult Neurological Outpatient Speech-Language Pathology Clinical Fellowship Program. The goal of program is to provide a supportive and challenging learning environment to foster the growth of clinical fellows to become experts in the field of medical speech pathology. 

Since it was founded more than 100 years ago, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, an academic medical center located in Baltimore, MD, has been at the forefront of discovery, innovation and medical advances. Its reputation for excellence has earned a ranking among “America’s Best Hospitals” by U.S. News and World Report for more than two decades

This fellowship program is designed to be an intensive 13-month program where development of clinical skills is viewed as a dynamic process. Clinical fellows participate actively in learning to apply didactic information to clinical practice with patients who have a wide range of disorders, in the outpatient medical setting.

The goals are to prepare clinicians who demonstrate strengths in the following:

1. The ability to analyze and synthesize information from a broad-based fund of knowledge in medical communication and swallowing science and disorders
2. A problem-solving attitude of inquiry and decision making based on evidence-based practice
3. Motivation to achieve an advanced level of clinical competency in prevention, screening, evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with medical cognitive, communication, and swallowing disorders
4. The ability to communicate effectively and professionally in a multidisciplinary health setting
5. Self-evaluation resulting in active steps to develop new skills & acquire knowledge
6. Ethical, responsible, and professional conduct

**This is a position with Johns Hopkins Hospital.  This application is for the Fellowship position.  Invited candidates will undergo an additional application process with Human Resources at which time salary will be finalized.  Benefits are available.  More information can be found at Johns Hopkins Benefits Enrollment | Your benefits virtually (mybenefitsjhhs.com)

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• Provides patient-centered medicine to prevent, diagnose and treat human illness.

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Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

1. Successful graduation from an accredited graduate program in Speech-Language Pathology before starting the fellowship program 
2. Ability to obtain a limited license from the State of MD prior to the start of the fellowship program
3. CPR certification

*Applicant must be eligible to work in the United States without visa sponsorship by the PMR department.

Application Instructions

Please include the following in your application:

1. Please provide a 1-page personal statement in which you  address the following:

   1. -How do you plan to use your residency/fellowship training at JHM to advance you career goals? 

   1. -Reflect on a personal experience that shaped who you are today and demonstrates how your core values align with the values of Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Therapy Residency and Fellowship programs. In your response, highlight how this experience influenced your growth and development in relation to the following values: Excellence and Discovery, Leadership and Integrity, Diversity and Inclusion, Respect and Collegiality, Adaptability and Flexibility, Communication, Critical Thinking, Evidence-Based Practitioner, Developmental Mindset, and Interprofessional Communication.