Episode 28: Pathway to a Medical Clinical Fellowship with Lindsey Heidrick, CCC-SLPD, Jacob , MS CCC-SLP, Courtney, MS CCC-SLP, and Caitlin Dunbar, MS CCC-SLP
This episode will provide the unique opportunity for listeners to hear from Dr. Lindsey Heidrick and a round table discussion with Jacob McKinley, Caitlin Dunbar, and Courtney Heitz on obtaining a medical clinical fellowship.
Lindsey starts off the episode describing the advice she provides graduate students who are interested in beginning their careers in the medical speech and language pathology setting. We discuss the relevant coursework a student would need, and the benefit of taking certifications while still a student (save some money and get an edge on your competition). Lindsey discusses dedicated CF positions (something I didn’t really know existed) as an option to aim for after graduate school.
The roundtable with Jacob, Caitlin, and Courtney offers real life examples of how these three SLPs obtained CFs in a competitive level 1 trauma hospital. The trio describes their experiences applying for jobs and what they did to set themselves apart from the competition and stand out to the hiring manager.
The useful bits:
Your one-stop-shop for all things Clinical Fellowship: A Guide to the ASHA Clinical Fellowship Experience
Road Map to completing your Clinical Fellowship
Dedicated Medical Clinical Fellowship Placements
(as of September 2019)
Adult:
University of Wisconsin-Madison: Voice and Swallow Clinical Fellowship Program
Duke University School of Medicine: Speech Pathology Fellowship
Henry Ford Health System (pediatric openings too): Speech Pathology Clinical Fellowship Program
Johns Hopkins Medicine: Speech-Language Pathology Fellowships
Cleveland Clinic: Head and Neck Fellowship
USC Voice Center: Speech Pathology Fellowship in Voice, Swallowing and Upper Airway
OHSU (Portland Oregon): Voice Fellowship
Vanderbilt Health: Voice Fellowship
Emory Voice Center: Fellowship in Voice, Swallowing and Upper Airway Disorders
UTMB: Clinical Fellowship
VA Hospitals: Dayton VA, Atlanta VA, San Antonio VA, Richmond VA, Pugent Sound VA
Pediatric:
Children’s Hospital of Chicago: Speech-Language Pathology Clinical Fellowship Opportunity
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta: Craniofacial Disorders Fellowship Program
Nationwide Children’s Hospital (Columbus, OH): Craniofacial Speech Pathology Fellowship
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh: Clinical Fellows for Speech and Audiology
*Please add resources in the comment section and I will update this list. Also, if any links are broken, please comment with the updated link so I can fix. Thanks!
Lindsey Heidrick, CCC-SLPD
Lindsey Heidrick, CCC-SLPD, is a clinical instructor and teaches courses in advanced clinical practice, field study and independent study in the speech-language pathology program. She received her master's degree in speech-language pathology from KU in 2004 and a bachelor's in communication sciences and disorders, with a second major in gerontology, from Kansas State University in 2002.
Dr. Heidrick has extensive clinical experience having served as a speech-language pathologist for more than 10 years. She is currently engaged in clinical work at the Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired. Past employers include Quantum Health Professionals, KM Pediatric Therapy Inc., and Bright Audiology and Speech.
Caitlin Dunbar completed her master's degree from the University of Kansas in 2017. She thoroughly enjoys working in the acute care setting. Her clinical interests include dysphagia and language disorders within the adult neurological populations. When not at work, her hobbies include reading, binge watching true crime shows, spending time with her dog, and cross stitching.
Courtney Heitz graduated in 2015 from Augustana College (BA) and in 2017 from the University of Kansas (MA). She loves working with the adult medical population. Her largest clinical interests include topics of dysphagia and aphasia . When not at work, some of her personal hobbies include cooking/baking, crafts, anything outdoors, and yoga.
Jacob McKinley graduated in 2017 with his Master’s degree from the University of Missouri. Jacob works as a speech language pathologist at a university hospital and enjoys working with medically complex patients in the intensive care units. His clinical interests include dysphagia and dysarthria specifically as a result of progressive neurologic disorders. Jacob has aspirations to be involved in clinical research to improve assessment and treatment of swallowing and motor-speech impairments.
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