Required Rotations and Schedule

Rotations are primarily in four-week blocks

Required rotations (All may be taken as electives as well)
  • EEG/Epilepsy (includes EMU exposure
  • EMG
  • General Neurology/Headache
  • Inpatient Service
  • Movement Disorders
  • Multiple Sclerosis/Neuroimmunology
  • Neuro-intensive care
  • Neuro-intervention /Neurosurgery
  • Neuromuscular
  • Psychiatry
Other approved electives can be designed by the resident with Program Director approval:
  • Ophthalmology
  • Palliative Care
  • Pain Management
  • Research
  • Rehabilitation
  • Sleep

 

Residency Schedule 

The residency is built in 13 four-week blocks.

PGL 1 year is a categorical medicine year spent primarily with the Internal Medicine Department, where you will join other categorical program interns, preliminary program interns and internal medicine interns. There are ten weeks of neurology, four of which are at the end of the training year to prepare for promotion to neurology. 

 

The PGL 2 year is the first year of neurology residency and is the beginning of intensive training in neurology. This year is focused on inpatient neurology and learning the fundamentals of common neurologic disorders. The schedule is an X2 + Y format, where residents have regular breaks of less intense or outpatient months admixed with the more intense inpatient rotations.

PGL 2 year consists of:
  • Four weeks of Bootcamp, with introduction to the neurologic examination, consultative medicine, neuroradiology, and EEG mini fellowship, as well as Emergency Neurologic Life Support curriculum.
  • 24 weeks of Inpatient neurology, including four weeks of Night float
  • Eight weeks of Outpatient neurology, independent of continuity clinic
  • Four weeks of Child neurology
  • Four weeks of Epilepsy/EEG
  • Four weeks of Neurological Intensive Care Unit
  • Four weeks of Psychiatry Consult service

 

The PGL 3 year is designed to expose you to subspecialty rotations within neurology that will aid in application to fellowship if desired. This year is a predominantly outpatient year, which sees you growing more independent in practice, with increased teaching and supervisory experience.

PGL 3 year consists of:
  • 12 weeks of Inpatient, including eight weeks of night float
  • Eight weeks of Elective
  • Eight weeks of neuromuscular medicine and EMG
  • Four weeks of Child Neurology
  • Four weeks of Epilepsy/EEG/EMU
  • Four weeks of Movement Disorders Clinic
  • Four weeks of Neuroimmunology
  • Eight weeks of Outpatient General Neurology and Headache Clinic

 

The PGL 4 year is a mixed year that continues to focus on your growth as a clinician and development of your leadership skills, alongside progressive management of neurologic patients and teaching exposure. The goal of the PGL 4 year is that you begin to develop a professional identity while growing into an independent neurologist with excellent clinical practice.

PGL 4 year consists of: 
  • 12 weeks of Inpatient, including eight to 10 weeks of night float and supervision of junior residents (part of night float is weekend night coverage)
  • 12 weeks of elective
  • Eight weeks of Outpatient General Neurology and Headache Clinic
  • Four weeks of Child Neurology
  • Four weeks of Epilepsy
  • Four weeks of Movement Disorders Clinic
  • Four weeks Neurosurgery/Neuro intervention

 

There is resident Continuity Clinic one half day each week. This is set up as a General Neurology Clinic, where you will see hospital follow up patients and a curated group of general neurology patients. Many of these patients have chronic disease conditions and will follow with you in clinic throughout the course of your residency.