Overview

The EEG and Epilepsy fellowship aims to provide hands-on training to a motivated neurologist toward becoming an epileptologist and electroencephalographer.

1. Clinical care: The fellow will learn to provide evidence-based medical treatment to patients with epilepsy, by working under supervision at the epilepsy outpatient clinics, and inpatient epilepsy monitoring unit (EMU) and presenting at the multidisciplinary epilepsy surgical meetings.

2. Education: Learn to interpret outpatient and inpatient EEGs at the Medical Diagnostic Unit (MDU) as well as prolonged video EEG monitoring studies in the EMU, under the supervision of Board-certified electroencephalographers. At the end of the first-year training, the fellow is eligible to appear for the Canadian (CSCN) EEG examination. Participation and presentation in biweekly epilepsy and EEG rounds are expected.

Certification Outcome

The successful completion of the fellowship will grant a Fellowship McMaster Certification.

Entry Requirements

MD (or equivalent), post-graduate neurology certification

Application Deadline

Applications are due by November 1^st annually.

Goals of Training

The Electroencephalogram (EEG) and Epilepsy objectives include:

1. To learn the basic principles of neurophysiology and EEG.
2. Diagnose the common epilepsy syndromes on the basis of clinical, EEG, and imaging features.
3. Interpret EEG recordings of all types, including outpatient, inpatient, and ICU (continuous) recordings.
4. To be able to interpret video-EEG monitoring records to classify seizures and related disorders, and in the case of epilepsy, localize the epileptogenic zone.
5. To be familiar with antiseizure medications and surgical therapies utilized for intractable epilepsies.

Length of Training

The Electroencephalogram (EEG) and Epilepsy fellowship is a 1-year training program.