Neurology Residency - Educational Goals & Objectives
Each of our residents will accomplish the following prior to graduation:

  1. Acquire a knowledge and skill base that:

    • Satisfies the requirements of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN);
    • Confers a level of expertise worthy of “specialty” status;
    • Ensures successful specialty board examination and certification; and
    • Allows for continuation of specialization within neurology in the form of fellowships, if so desired.

  2. Receive certification of clinical competence by the residency training director. The clinical skills evaluation will be completed during residency. Residents must complete five mini-NEX (Neurology Evaluation Exams) with satisfactory performance, during their final two years of training, in order to be declared competent.

  3. Possess the ability to correlate medical knowledge with the physical diagnosis of neurological disorders and articulate a thoughtful differential diagnosis and therapeutic plan.

  4. Gain the necessary experience in teaching neurology to colleagues through informal discussion and by means of formal presentation and publication.

  5. Pursue knowledge in a specific area of neurology interest, if so desired.

  6. Demonstrate, throughout the three years of residency, the highest ethical standards and integrity in patient care, neurological learning, and interaction with faculty, peers, students and ancillary staff.

  7. Facilitate in learning via electronic literature access and other computerized means of learning such as slide preparation and presentation.