Rotation Schedule
Neurology residents typically spend 14 months on an inpatient service, three months with consultation responsibilities, six months in elective rotations, three months of electroencephalography and epilepsy, and three months of electromyography and neuromuscular diseases.

A sample schedule follows:

PGY2: The first year of neurology training consists of rotations through clinical services for adult and pediatric neurology as well as three months in consultation.

PGY3: During the second year, residents spend four months in inpatient services, two months in consult services and three months in EEG.

PGY4: During the third year of neurology training, residents spend three months in inpatient services, one month in EEG, three months in EMG and five months in elective rotations.

Elective rotations include:
EEG and evoked potentials
EMG and nerve conduction velocity studies
Psychiatry
Pain Management
Movement Disorders
Neuropathology
Neuroradiology
Neurochemistry
Neuroimmunology
Neuroanatomy
Neuropharmacology
Practice training with clinical faculty members
Behavioral neurology/sleep medicine
Rehabilitation Medicine
Neuro-ophthalmology
Neuro-otology
Neurosurgery

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Residents rotate through clinics for general neurology, memory disorders, headaches, seizures, pediatric neurology, neuromuscular disorders, specialized disorders and lumbar puncture.

On-Call Schedule
The usual schedule has the resident on call an average of one out of five nights throughout the residency. During PGY1-2, residents are on in-house call, responding to nighttime emergencies and managing the care of the acutely ill. During PGY3 and 4, residents have greater and supervisory authority with responsibility for making important patient case decisions, coordinating day-to-day activities of neurology service teams and providing inpatient consultation, under the supervision of the attending neurologist.

Educational Activities
Numerous lectures and conferences are presented each week. Weekly conferences focus on clinical neurophysiology, epilepsy, basic neuroscience, neuroradiology, EEG/EMG, neurosurgery and neurology research. A grand round lecture and a Medical University Hospital neuro case conference also are held once a week. Twice a month, conferences on neuropathology, neuro-ophthalmology and muscle biopsy are held. The neurology journal club is held monthly.

Daily Conference Schedule
Day/Time	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
8:00-8:30	Peds/Consult Morning Report	Continuity Clinics	Ward Morning Report / VA Clinic	Clinical N'physiology	Wards / Clinics
8:30-10:00	Wards / Clinics	Continuity Clinics	Wards / Clinics	Wards / Clinics	Wards / Clinics
10:00-12:00	Neuroscience Lecture		Neuroscience Lecture	Case presentation Grand Rounds
1:00-3:00	Wards / Clinics	Continuity Clinics	Wards / Clinics	Brain Cutting or /Neuro-oncology conference	VA Conference
4:00-5:00	Wards / Clinics	Continuity Clinics	Wards / Clinics	Spine or Neuro-pathology Conference	Wards / Clinics
6:30-9:00pm			Journal Club 4th Wednesday