Education
A note from the Program Director
There is a large body of knowledge that one must master to become an excellent neurologist. To aid in learning that material, we have designed a comprehensive curriculum to guarantee a strong education. The success of this curriculum is evident in the success of our residents on the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology examinations: 30 of the last 30 graduates have passed both the written and oral examinations on the first try, whereas the national average for passing both is about 25-30%. Furthermore, more than 50% of our residents score above the 90th percentile on the American Academy of Neurology's annual Inservice Examination. All neurology residents in the country take this exam.
Excellence in patient care and in research requires an understanding of the scientific basis of disease. Clinical teaching on the wards and in conferences always emphasizes the basic mechanisms and concepts of diseases and their treatments.
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We intend to train the best neurologists in the country, whether they intend to be clinicians treating patients or researchers studying complex diseases. We give residents great freedom to shape their own program and their own careers. This flexibility coupled with our superior research and clinical resources, accounts for much of our programs' success.
Residents achieve this academic success in an atmosphere of friendship, cooperation, personal camaraderie amongst the residents in our program, who work well together and frequently socialize together and with the faculty.
In summary, we offer a great number of patients in diverse clinical settings. Furthermore, we support the clinical setting with an outstanding series of Conferences, in addition to daily rounds, which provide the basic and clinical background necessary to understand disease. Furthermore, we provide this in an atmosphere that is friendly and conducive to learning.
Best wishes, Paul E. Schulz, M.D.