The residency emphasizes a broad experience in clinical neurology with appropriate time spent in direct patient care. The program is based on inpatient, outpatient, and consultation rotations within the Neurology department and in other departments whose specialties are not only required for board eligibility but also complement our curriculum with valuable clinical experiences.
The schedule for the PGY2 – PGY4 is based on the “x + y” model. Residents are on rotations during the “x” weeks such as inpatient teams, consultation service, outpatient clinics, or electives followed by the “y” week which consists of COC clinics and subspecialty clinics.
y-Week Example
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM | COC - VA | Specialty Clinic | COC - VA | Specialty Clinic | Specialty Clinic |
| PM | COC - UI Hospitals and Clinics | Specialty Clinic | Specialty Clinic | COC - UI Hospitals and Clinics | Administrative |
COC Clinics
- Continuity of Care clinics allow residents to build their own panel of patients during PGY2 - PGY4
- Each resident has a COC clinic at VA and UI Hospitals and Clinics
- Opportunity to manage diseases over time such as Parkinson disease, dementias, multiple sclerosis, polyneuropathies, migraine, and epilepsy
- COC Clinics are staffed by faculty chosen for their teaching skills
Specialty Clinics
- Experience the specialty clinics such as epilepsy, movement disorders, neuroimmunology, neuromuscular, cognitive, neurogenetics, sleep medicine, neurointerventional surgery, neuro-oncology, and stroke
- Opportunity to explore various specialties and potential fellowships
- Dedicated lumbar puncture clinic
Administrative Half-Day
- Time set aside for clinical note completion, patient phone calls, and study