Clinical Speech Language Pathology Fellowship
The UAB Voice Center is an inter-professional center of excellence providing the highest quality of care to people dealing with voice and upper airway disorders, dysphagia, head and neck cancer, and facial nerve palsies. The center is staffed by 6 voice, swallowing, and upper airway specialized speech-language pathologists, a voice and upper airway centric clinical fellow, a voice and upper airway specialized physician’s associate, two fellowship-trained laryngologists, and a fellow in laryngology.
The UAB Voice Center is part of the larger University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Otolaryngology academic practice within one of the largest academic medical centers in the southeast region and the largest in Alabama. UAB was named the #1 Large Employer in the US in 2021 and provides a respectful, warm, and welcoming environment for learning and living.
Prerequisites:
- The fellowship is offered to applicants who have successfully completed a master’s degree or beyond in Speech-Language Pathology at an ASHA-accredited university.
- The applicant must be eligible for Alabama licensure in speech-language pathology and obtain licensure before the fellowship’s start date. We are unable to accommodate requests for visa assistance or support from applicants applying from outside the US.
How To apply:
To apply, Send electronically in one PDF the following:
- A letter of intent outlining why you are interested in a voice-centric clinical fellowship.
- Curriculum Vitae/Resume
- An unofficial transcript documenting completion or expected completion of graduate studies in speech pathology by August 1, 2025
- Three letters of recommendation from colleagues who worked with you (one must be from a clinical supervisor).
Combine all documents into one PDF and send to: entvoicefellows@uabmc.edu
Contact Information:
Edie R. Hapner, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow
Program Director
George W. Barber Jr. Foundation Endowed Professor of Otolaryngology
Co-Director, UAB Voice Center
Director, Otolaryngology Speech and Hearing Services
Taylor Richardson
krichardson@uabmc.edu
P: 205-801-7801 (option 2)
F: 205-801-7802
Mailing Address:
LHFOT 1155
1720 2nd Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35294-3412
