Neurology Residency - Letter from the Director
Welcome to the Neurology Residency Training Program at The University of Chicago Medical Center. Our residents enjoy a
training program that they find challenging, rewarding, and, at times, demanding. Our overall goal for the training program
is to produce competent clinical neurologists who will be able to apply their medical knowledge to patient care - whether
they opt to work in academia or in the realm of private practice. Throughout the training residents have hands-on contact
with patients and will continuously be called upon to develop differential diagnoses and management decisions.
PGY-II Residents spend the majority of their time on the in-patient ward service; seeing disparate cases and examining
hundreds of patients. There will be a Senior Resident taking in-house calls with each of the PGY-II residents during their
first three months. The Continuity Clinic will begin early in the first year and will continue throughout the program. The
clinic meets one half day, weekly, with an Attending. PGY-II residents also attend Pediatric Neurology Clinics during the
pediatric rotations.
PGY-III Residents will pursue the EEG and EMG rotations, lead the Consult service, and complete their NeuroICU rotation.
They will also have a two to six (14 day) blocks of elective time and will learn the basics of neurology. During their EMG
rotation they will work in the Neuromuscular Clinic with Betty Soliven MD
and Raymond Roos MD. During their neuropathology
rotation they will work in the Memory Disorders Clinic with James Mastrianni
MD PhD, and in the Movement Disorders Clinic with Un Kang MD. During
their EEG rotation they will participate in the Epilepsy clinic. The inpatient and outpatient experiences will include interaction with
faculty, peers, patients and their families. Ancillary and support staff will help residents to build and expand their interpersonal
and communication skills. During the second year, the knowledge gathered during the first year will begin to crystallize
into a coherent picture. There is simply no substitute for hands-on experience.
PGY-IV Residents will function as Senior Resident on the In-Patient floor, manage the Outpatient Clinic urgent/semi-urgent
clinic, and pursue the Neuropathology rotation and electives. During the Outpatient Clinic urgent/semi-urgent clinic
rotation residents will participate in subspecialty clinics (Epilepsy, Memory Disorders, Movement Disorders, MS,
Neuromuscular and NeuroOncology) and evaluate urgent/semi-urgent patients. Numerous didactic lectures will sharpen focus on
the various disorders that residents have been exposed to and will further understanding of the basic neurosciences.
Throughout the second and third years of training residents will notice an increase in the amount of time available in which
to read and deepen their knowledge in neurology. They will also have supplementary time during these last two years to
pursue special interests. Confidence levels will strengthen through these training years as residents assume an
ever-increasing responsibility for both patient management and the supervision of junior residents and medical students.
Finally, residents will master the art and science of the neurological history and physical examination. This is of
paramount importance, even with the powerful diagnostic tools available today. Without an excellent history and physical,
residents will not be able to determine which diagnostic tool to use.
Again, welcome to Neurology!
Helene Rubeiz, MD
Director, Neurology Residency Program
5841 S. Maryland Ave., MC 2030
Chicago IL 60637-1470
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