2024-2025 Clinical Fellowship Announcement
CLINICAL FELLOWSHIP YEAR (CFY) IN MEDICAL SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
The James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital in Tampa, FL announces the availability of (1) Clinical Fellowship Year (CFY) opportunity. Recruitment will begin immediately. Applications will be accepted through April 12, 2024.
Must be a US Citizen and must be fully vaccinated before beginning employment and/or training rotations.
The appointment is for 12 months, 2080 hours, with a planned start date in late summer/early fall 2024. There is a stipend of $41,206 paid to the selected candidate.
The Tampa Healthcare System is level 1a complexity facility, providing timely and efficacious health care to Veterans and Active Duty Service Members. Speech Pathology services are located at the main hospital. However, our facility has 16 community-based outpatient clinics in the greater Tampa Bay area. We are designated 1 of 5 Polytrauma Centers which includes the Interdisciplinary Evaluation and Treatment Program (ITEP). Additionally, we have a Spinal Cord Injury/Disease center (SCI, ALS, MS), a Community Living Center, and a robust Home Based Primary Care service.
The Speech Pathology Section is part of the Audiology and Speech Pathology Service and serves inpatients and outpatients across the care continuum. Our referrals come from Primary Care, Physical Medicine and Rehab, Mental Health, Medicine, Surgery, ENT, Pulmonology, Neurology, Geriatrics, Mental Health, Endocrinology, Oncology, Radiology, etc. We provide care both face-to-face and via Telehealth. The fellowship will offer inpatient and outpatient experiences with diagnosis and treatment of swallowing (including MBS and FEES), communication (dysarthria, aphasia, voice (including Videostroboscopy)), transgender care, and cognitive disorders, as well as experience with tracheostomy/mechanical ventilation and post-laryngectomy and TE prostheses care.
Our campus is located on Florida’s Gulf Coast in Tampa, which is a quick trip to Orlando and the west coast beaches. In addition, Tampa is known for local attractions such as the Florida Aquarium, ZooTampa, Busch Gardens, manatee viewing, museums, and sporting events. Come join us in sunny Florida!
Applications are due by 1600 EST on Friday, April 12, 2024. Interviews will be conducted via TEAMS.
Interested applicants should submit the following by e-mail (as a single PDF file)
1. A letter of professional/career objectives
2. Vitae/Resume
3. Official or unofficial graduate transcripts
4. Two letters of recommendation
Submit application materials to:
Karyn S Pingel MS CCC-SLP
Section Chief, Speech Pathology
Karyn.pingel@va.gov
(813) 972-2000 x5823