Coordinated Expert Brain Injury Care
Training for best outcomes
The Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at University of Utah Health offers a one-year ACGME accredited fellowship in Brain Injury Medicine.
The fellowship is a 12-month program that offers specialized training in the prevention, diagnosis, and management of traumatic and non-traumatic brain injuries and related conditions.
The fellow will rotate through a variety of practice settings including University of Utah Health, Primary Children’s Hospital, and the Craig H. Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital.
BRAIN INJURY
+ Training Director: Dr. Derrick Allred, MD
+ Its goal is to offer specialized training in the prevention, diagnosis, and management of both traumatic brain injuries and associated conditions.
University of Utah Health includes the University of Utah Hospital, which is the oldest Level 1 Trauma Center in the state. There are inpatient acute care beds and outpatient clinics within the hospital. Acute inpatient rehabilitation at the Spinal Cord Injury Program is in the University of Utah Health's Rehabilitation Center; it is the only CARF-accredited program in the state of Utah.
Rehabilitation Hospital
A state-of-the-art freestanding Rehabilitation Hospital; located on the campus in near proximity to the main hospital complex. The Craig H. Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital is a 150,000 square foot advanced facility, which will be a restorative and healing environment designed to speed recovery and improve quality of life for patients after they return home.
