The Department of Neurology offers a four-year integrated training program which includes the medicine intern year.

The residency training program is structured to allow trainees to achieve:

• A high level of competence in the diagnosis and treatment of neurologic disorders seen in ambulatory outpatients. acutely or critically ill inpatients, and emergency room patients.
• Expertise in interpretation of state-of-the-art diagnostic studies in neuroradiology (CT/CT angio and MRI/MRA, conventional angiography), nuclear medicine (PET/SPECT), carotid and transcranial Doppler, electroencephalography, evoked potentials and electromyography, neuro-ophthalmology, and neuro-otology.
• Broad knowledge in clinical and basic neurosciences, including neuroanatomy, neurochemistry, neuropharmacology, neuro-immunology, and genetics.
• Expertise in finding and interpreting information from printed and electronic medical information sources, including evidence-based medicine materials, to facilitate direct patient care and lifelong practice-based learning.
• A high standard of professional behavior.

The residency training program is structured to facilitate learning clinical neurology at the bedside and in the clinic under the supervision of experienced faculty. Flexible elective time is provided for residents to explore their individual interests in preparation for their varied careers. Frequent interactions between faculty and residents at daily teaching rounds, teaching conferences, and mentoring of the residents by the faculty create an excellent atmosphere for learning. The educational program is refined and revised using input from residents as well as faculty.

Academic Environment:

• State of the art diagnostic and treatment facilities at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
• Large university based hospital, with a closely associated world-renowned Neurosciences department
• Excellent representation in multiple neurological subspecialties
• Colloborative academic and clinical relationships with world-renowned departments of Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.
• Full time faculty to resident ratio of 3:1

Features of the Training Program:

• Residents begin the training program with a full time one month course:"Intensive Introduction to Clinical Neurology." During this course first year Neurology residents (and, electively, senior residents), under the tutelage of faculty members, participate in case simulations and rehearsals, an intensive clinical neuropharmacology lecture series, a series of interactive neuroradiology-neuroanatomy correlation sessions, neurological examination rounds, and hands on rapid medical information retrieval using the University's extensive computerized medical databases and Internet resources. Residents are protected from daylight clinical activities so that they may gain the most from what the course has to offer. The knowledge from this course is used as a backbone to further educational experiences later in the the training program.
• An annual 15-20 hour lecture series covering critical care and emergency neurology topics.
• Multiple weekly didactic/interactive teaching conferences including Morning Report, child Neurology case conference, Chairman's rounds, Neuroradiology conference, department grand rounds, core topic lectures, EEG reading sessions, brain cutting, Neuroscience and Neuroanatomy/Neuropathology.
• Diverse outpatient clinical experience in various subspecialities of Neurology
• Overnight call is covered by a "nightfloat system" which eliminates continous work shifts beyond 16 hours. All rotations and call requirements comply with the ACGME 80 hour rule guidelines
• 240 consults seen per month by neurology consultation team (staffed by assigned neurology residents and consult attending neurologist).
• Ample elective time to explore various subspecialities clinics and work with a variety of faculty members.
• Numerous opportunities to develop research interests within the Departments of Neurology and Neurosciences.