Education

Residency Program Overview

The Neurology Residency Program at the University of Chicago offers a comprehensive, supportive environment for developing a rewarding career path in neurology. Our training prepares current and future neurology leaders through a rigorous approach to clinical reasoning built on a foundational knowledge of pathophysiology. Amidst unparalleled clinical and research environments, trainees achieve the goal of learning to diagnose patients rapidly and accurately while expanding their knowledge of the impact social and psychological factors have on neurologic disease.

Trainees evaluate a broad spectrum of neurological dysfunction in an incredibly diverse patient population on UChicago Medicine’s inpatient wards and in our outpatient clinics in Hyde Park. Residents enter the program at the PGY-2 level after completing a preliminary year in internal medicine. There is graded responsibility incorporated at all levels of the neurology residency. Resident physicians completing our three-year program will be eligible for board certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

We recruit ten outstanding applicants each year to join our diverse, thriving residency complement at this historic institution. Our program fosters intellectual curiosity and supports opportunity in clinical and research efforts during training in one of the world’s best cities to live, work, and learn. 

Clinical knowledge acquired during training:

  • Behavioral neurology
  • Cerebrovascular diseases
  • Congenital malformations of the nervous system
  • Dementia
  • Demyelinating diseases both central and peripheral
  • EEG/evoked potentials
  • EMG/NC studies
  • Epilepsy
  • Headache
  • Infections of the CNS
  • Movement disorders
  • Neuroanatomy
  • Neurodegenerative diseases
  • Neurogenetics
  • Neuroimmunology
  • Neurological history, physical and localization
  • Neuromuscular diseases
  • Neuropathology
  • Neuropharmacology
  • Neuroradiology
  • Pain management
  • Pediatric neurology
  • Psychiatric disorders
  • Sleep disorders
  • Spinal cord disorders
  • Stupor and coma
  • Toxic, metabolic and nutritional diseases
  • Trauma
  • Tumors of the nervous system