Design of the Program
Overview
The Baylor College of Medicine Neurology Residency Program is committed to training highly competent, ethical professionals who can thrive in a practice environment of their choice, whether academia or private practice. We believe that professional development requires a commitment from a faculty actively engaged in teaching residents both clinical neurology and the scientific underpinnings of neurological disease. Our rotations are chosen first and foremost for their educational value to the residents, not merely for the service needs of faculty members. Our residents care for a culturally and socioeconomically diverse group of patients with a wide variety of neurological conditions at six different hospitals and at the Baylor Clinic. We recognize that a substantial portion of neurology practice is outpatient. Thus, we have created a balanced program that exposes our residents to both outpatient general and subspecialty neurology.
The Department of Neurology offers ten residency positions each year. Our program is a four-year categorical program, thus obviating the need to apply to a separate internship program. For details about the application process, please refer to the application process webpage. Please see the links above for a more detailed year-by-year description of our program.
Child Neurology residents usually spend two years in general pediatrics and then spend ten months in the third post-graduate year (PGY3) and 2 months in the PGY4 year rotating through the adult neurology services. Please see the Child Neurology page for more information.
During the PGY 2-4 years, our residents have between 10-11 months of elective time. Primary in-house calls are shared by PGY 2 residents. Our upper level residents serve as at-home back-up, and they have approximately eleven call-free months. All other calls are home call. The call structure provides ample opportunity for senior residents to focus on personal and career development activities.
Structure of Rotations
PGY1 |
PGY2 |
PGY3 |
PGY4 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine Rotations (BTGH/MEDVAMC/SLEH) | 9 |
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| Neurology Inpatient – MEDVAMC | 2 |
1 or 2 |
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| Neurology Inpatient – BTGH | 2 |
1 or 2 |
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| Neurology Consults – MEDVAMC | 1 or 2 |
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| Neurology Consults – BTGH | 1 or 2 |
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| Neurology Consults – TMH | 1 |
1 |
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| Neuromuscular – TMH | 1 |
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| Outpatient Clinics (BTGH/MEDVAMC) | 1 |
1 |
1 |
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| Neurocritical care – SLEH | 1 |
2 |
1-2 |
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| Neuro-oncology – MDACC | 1 |
1* |
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| Psychiatry Consult Liaison – MEDVAMC | 1 |
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| Neurosurgery/Neuroradiology | 1 |
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| Pediatric Neurology – TCH | 1 |
2 |
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| Multiple Sclerosis | 1 |
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| Electives | 4-5 |
4-5 |
BTGH = Ben Taub General Hospital, MEDVAMC = Michael E. DeBakey Veteran's Affairs Medical Center,
MDACC = M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, SLEH = St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, TMH = The Methodist Hospital
* Unless done as PGY3