Neurology Training Programs - UT Southwestern

8NEUROLOGY TRAINING PROGRAMSAdult Neurology Four-Year Program1 2 3 4First Year (Internship) Second Year Third Year Fourth YearResidents spend their first year as an integratedThe focus of the PGY2 year is direct carePGY3 residents have a more diverse PGY4 residents supervise the neurology inpatientmember of the UT Southwestern internalmedicine residency program. The PGY1 year includesof hospitalized patients with neurologic disease.Residents spend approximately eight months onexperience including three months with childneurology at Children’s Medical Center and Texas or consult services at the affiliated hospitalsfor half the year. The senior resident on service fillsnine months of internal medicine services the neurology inpatientScottish Rite hospitals. Subspecialty rotations a major teaching and organizational role and is es-(general medicine, cardiology, and intensive care),one month of elective and one month of emergencymedicine. The internal medicine program is outstanding,and residents quickly gain a firm foundationin general internal medicine and acute care.The PGY1 residents have a weekly continuity clinicin the department of neurology.The final month of the PGY-1 year is a dedicated“Introduction to Neurology”. This unique experienceis devoted to education without major clinicalresponsibilities. Residents receive focused instructionin basic neuroscience, neuroradiology, andcommon neurological procedures as well as handsondemonstration and practice of the neurologicalexamination. The remainder of the month consistsof clinical rotations in subspecialty and general outpatientneurology with one-on-one interaction withfaculty and senior neurology residents.and consult services at theteaching hospitals. Duringthese rotations, residentsdevelop diagnostic skillsand become familiar withmanagement of acute neurologicissues under the supervision of senior residentsand attending faculty. The year is rounded outwith rotations in the neurocritical care service, epilepsymonitoring unit and neuropathology.Outpatient training continues with weekly neurologycontinuity clinics where residents follow patientswith a wide variety of disorders throughoutthe entire four years of training. This longitudinalperspective on disease patterns and managementbenefits both the house staff and patients.with neuromuscular, movement disorders, andelectroencephalography are scheduled, and electiverotations are available in a host of other areas. PGY3residents also participate in consultation services forpsychiatry and inpatient neurology.ElectivesResidents may choose from a wide variety of clinicaland research electives. Some electives are essentialto the training of a well-rounded neurologist such asmultiple sclerosis, sleep medicine, and neuroradiology.Other electives may be coordinated exclusivelyto meet the career goals or interests of one resident.Popular and unique electives at UT Southwesterninclude neurosonology, neuro-oncology, neuroophthalmology,and neuro-otology.sential to the education of medical students, interns,rotating residents from other programs, and juniorneurology residents.The remainder of the year is reserved for electives.Elective time is designed to be flexible to meet theindividual needs of residents as they embark on academicor private practice careers. Residents withacademic interests may devote any amount of theirelective time to a clinical or basic science projectunder the supervision of a member of the medicalcenter faculty.NEUROLOGY TRAINING PROGRAMS9