Introduction
The Sleep Medicine elective is a 2-week rotation that will allow the fellow to understand general principles related to the health of patients evaluated with electroencephalography (EEG), as well as influences that may impact interaction with the health care system while demonstrating a commitment and an adherence to ethical principles. Sleep clinics are determined through the Sleep Center.
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Goals
- The fellow will learn to effectively care for patients with primary sleep disorders using practice guidelines.
- The fellow will learn about the workup, diagnostic criteria, and treatment modalities of common primary sleep disorders including indications for and limitations of sleep diagnostic testing such as in lab polysomnography versus home sleep apnea testing and MSLT testing for suspected primary hypersomnias.
- Communicate with patients, allied staff, and referring providers with empathy, professionalism, and by effective transfer of knowledge.
- The fellow recognizes that he/she is part of a treatment team and participates within the treatment group effectively. The treatment groups include physicians with various subspecialty backgrounds, including neurology, pulmonology, and psychiatry and sleep and respiratory technologists.
- The fellow will be professional in verbal communications and in timely reporting of neurophysiology studies.
Objectives and Evaluation Matrix
Sleep Medicine Rotation ObjectivesUpon completion of the curriculum, fellows will . . . | ||
| # | Description | Milestones |
| 1 | Evaluate patients who have been diagnosed with sleep disorders or have symptoms suggestive of any of the primary sleep disorders including sleep disordered breathing, insomnia, hypersomnia, sleep movement disorders, or parasomnias | PC1, PC2, MK4, SP4, PL1 |
| 2 | Appropriately order and interpret neuroimaging, sleep studies, EEG, and laboratory studies | PC3, PC8, MK4, PL1, PR2, IC4, IC5 |
| 3 | Clearly document and place orders in Health Link and follow up on the results of tests | PC1, PC2, PC3, MK1, MK3 |
| 4 | Learn the performance and interpretation of various sleep studies including polysomnogram, multiple sleep latency, and maintenance of wakefulness | MK4, PC8 |
| 5 | Learn to titrate CPAP and other treatments for sleep apnea | MK4, PC8 |
| Additional Milestones |
PC9, SP4, PR1, PR2, PR3, IC2 |
Schedule
The sleep clinic schedule is based on the availability of the Sleep Faculty. Program Managers/Coordinators work together from each program to assemble an appropriate schedule based on availability.
Conferences
CNP Fellows are invited to join the Monthly Sleep Journal Club scheduled the second Wednesday of each month at noon. Sleep Multidisciplinary meetings are scheduled at will. CNP Fellows are welcome to join.
Work Hours
Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Suggested References
American Academy of Sleep Medicine Resources
- Elective Toolkit: https://aasm.org/professional-development/choose-sleep/sleep-medicine-elective-toolkit/
- Resources for Fellows: https://aasm.org/professional-development/choose-sleep/helpful-resources/
- Webinars: https://aasm.org/professional-development/choose-sleep/webinars/
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Latest revision: 11/14/25 Smitha Holla, MD
