Speech-Language Pathology Clinical Fellowship Program

The UW Health Adult Voice service provides comprehensive assessment and treatment of adult outpatients with voice, resonance, and upper airway disorders, as well as gender affirming care. This team also cares for inpatients when consulted. Fellows work within a multidisciplinary team, operate at multiple UW Health sites, and provide virtual and in-person services.

The UW Health Adult Swallow service provides advanced evaluation and treatment of adult inpatients with dysphagia in the acute setting. While there is some opportunity to gain experience with head and neck cancer and other outpatient populations, this fellowship is primary focused on the care of medically complex inpatients. Fellows are based at the University Hospital location.

At UW Health, cognitive-communication and dysphagia services are provided by separate, subspecialized teams. To provide a broad training experience, this fellowship is therefore split between the Adult Swallow Service (6 ½ month rotation) and the Adult Neurogenic Cognitive-Communication Service (6 ½ month rotation). Fellows are based at the University Hospital location.

• • The UW Health Neurogenic Cognitive-Communication service provides comprehensive evaluation and treatment services within the specialty domains of speech, language and cognitive communication, in the acute setting. This team addresses the communication needs of medically complex patients, including those with tracheostomies and speaking valves.
  • The UW Health Adult Swallow service provides advanced evaluation and treatment of adult inpatients with dysphagia in the acute setting.

The UW Health Kids Pediatric Voice, Swallow, and Cleft-Craniofacial service provides outpatient evaluation and treatment of infants, children and adolescents with feeding and swallowing disorders, voice and upper airway disorders, resonance and articulation disorders, as well as gender affirming care. This includes the management of patients with cleft and craniofacial anomalies. Fellows participate in multidisciplinary teams, gaining experience within the Pediatric Aerodigestive Clinic, Tracheostomy Clinic, Feeding Intervention Team Clinic, and Cleft and Craniofacial Anomalies Clinic. Fellows are based at the American Family Children’s Hospital and provide virtual and in-person services.

The UW Health Kids Inpatient Pediatric Speech-Language Pathology service provides comprehensive inpatient speech, language, and dysphagia evaluation and treatment services to infants, children, and adolescents with medically complex conditions. This fellowship offers rigorous training and experience in inpatient rehabilitation, as well as service provision in the NICU and PICU. Fellows are based at the American Family Children’s Hospital.