Clinical Training

Our Child Neurology Residency is a five-year categorical program, with residents spending their first two years in the accredited Pediatric Residency program at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital and their following three years as child neurology residents. Applicants interested in applying to our program apply through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). Applicants apply only to the Child Neurology Residency five-year categorical program and do not need to apply to the general pediatric residency program separately.

Through a wide range of clinical experiences, all our residents acquire the clinical skills needed to independently practice child neurology by the end of their training program.

After completing the first two years as a general pediatric resident, our trainees move on to their three years of neurology training. The first year of neurology training is spent in the Department of Adult Neurology, in accordance with the requirements for training in Child Neurology set forth by the ACGME. During this year, residents spend six months on the adult neurology in-patient service at University Hospitals, three months in adult neurology electives, and three months engaged in other adult neurology experiences. Of particular importance in our program is resident participation in a child neurology continuity clinic. Residents spend one-half day per week in this clinic and are able to follow patients over time as their conditions and medical needs change. They are able to start this experience in the first year of adult neurology. The continuity clinic will span all three years of the neurology training years. The final two years of our residency program are spent gaining experience and exposure to clinical pediatric neurology, as well as various sub-disciplines in neurology, including neuroscience, neuromuscular, neuroanatomy and neurophysiology. Comprehensive multidisciplinary clinic opportunities include but are not limited to neurogenetics, neuro-oncology, neuromuscular, neurobehavioral, and neurocutaneous disorders.