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NEUROLOGY PROGRAMS Adult Neurology Neurology residency training consists of four years, with an internal medicine PGY-1 year, and three remaining years focused in neurology. Our program provides a balance between clinical experience, with significant inpatient and outpatient exposure, as well as didactic training with weekly lecture sessions. The core didactic series consists of weekly journal club, professor rounds, grand rounds, basic neuroscience lectures and monthly clinical pathologic conferences(cpc). There is a strong junior-senior relationship, between PGY-3 and PGY-4 residents overseeing PGY-2's on ward rotations. Specialty Experience Residents gain experience in specialty areas during their ambulatory modules. These include: neuro-oncology headache management sleep medicine epilepsy movement disorders neurocognitive disorders multiple sclerosis cerebrovascular disorders neuro-ophthalmology Mandatory rotations are also held in neuroimaging, electroencephalography, electromyography, psychiatry and rehabilitation medicine. Electives in neuropathology are also available. Call Residents take call approximately twice per month, and have an additional night float month. All of the consortium hospitals are covered during call. New York State and RRC rules are strongly enforced, to ensure compliance with work hour regulations. The Department of Neurology follows the guidelines of the Bell Commission: 1. Residents get one 24-hour day off every week 2. They are off for at least ten hours consecutively between periods on duty 3. They do not have more than 80 hours of patient care per week 4. They should not have more than 24 consecutive hours on inpatient care Master Schedule PGY I Eleven internal medicine modules Two neurology modules PGY II Nine ward/consult service modules One neuroimaging module Two EEG modules One EMG module PGY III Three child neurology modules One psychiatry module One rehabilitation medicine module Six ward modules PGY IV Five ward modules Five elective/research modules Two ambulatory modules Residency Positions Five adult neurology spots are offered yearly. Please see our resident manual and our GME websites for more in-depth description of training and policies. Neurology Resident Inservice Training Examination (RITE) Each year, all residents take the Neurology RITE exam. In 2010, Buffalo Adult Neurology Residents, as a group, scored at the 94rd percentile, compared to all other programs. Application Process for Adult Neurology All applications must be made via the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). All applicants, including those attending osteopathic medical schools, must take the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE). Competition for positions is quite intense. Typically, we receive over 500 applications for the five positions offered through the match. International graduates and graduates of LCME accredited schools are considered, based on qualifications. Selected applicants are invited to interviews on Thursdays beginning in late October. Invitations to interview are based on outstanding medical school records and letters of recommendation and high USMLE scores (minimum step 1 acceptable score is 80, typically greater than 90). International graduates are advised strongly to gain hands-on experience in a US medical setting. Interviews usually begin on Wednesday evening with a dinner with present residents. Thursday morning applicants meet with the Program Director and attend grand rounds. Applicants meet with three members of the Neurology Faculty and a representative from Internal Medicine. After lunch with residents, there is an optional tour of the facilities scheduled to facilitate late afternoon departures. Detailed information is provided at the time an invitation to interview is issued. Additional program details are present in the Residency Manual posted on the web site. Due to the large number of applications, it is usually not possible to answer individual inquiries made by applicants unless an invitation to interview has been offered. Child Neurology The completition of the Child Neurology Residency Program enables the successful trainee to obtain Board certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, with a certificate indicating special qualifications in child neurology. Residents are also Board Eligible in Pediatrics after completion of the program. To obtain standard certification in Child Neurology, the prospective candidate must complete a minimum of two years of Pediatric training, or one year of Internal Medicine and one year of Pediatric training, or one year of Pediatrics plus one year of basic Neuroscience training in ACGME training programs prior to entering Child Neurology. The preliminary pediatric training is also offered here in Buffalo based upon acceptance by the Department of Pediatrics. It is necessary to apply separately for the preliminary pediatric years. Interviews with Pediatrics are scheduled on the same day with Child Neurology. Applications are accepted through the San Francisco Matching Program for Child Neurology and through ERAS for Pediatrics. However, in most cases after matching with SF Match, acceptance with Pediatrics is usually guaranteed. Child Neurology training consists of a three-year program, one year of which is directed exclusively to Child Neurology, another to Adult Neurology, and a third to the subspecialty areas of Neurology. Residency program downloads Resident/Fellows Benefits Residency Manual 2009 Resident Policies	Links Administration Affiliated Hospitals Physicians & Staff Neurology Programs Resident Information Fellows About Buffalo
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Neurology residency training consists of four years, with an internal medicine PGY-1 year, and three remaining years focused in neurology. Our program provides a balance between clinical experience, with significant inpatient and outpatient exposure, as well as didactic training with weekly lecture sessions. The core didactic series consists of weekly journal club, professor rounds, grand rounds, basic neuroscience lectures and monthly clinical pathologic conferences(cpc). There is a strong junior-senior relationship, between PGY-3 and PGY-4 residents overseeing PGY-2's on ward rotations.

Specialty Experience
Residents gain experience in specialty areas during their ambulatory modules. These include:

neuro-oncology
headache management
sleep medicine
epilepsy
movement disorders
neurocognitive disorders
multiple sclerosis
cerebrovascular disorders
neuro-ophthalmology

Mandatory rotations are also held in neuroimaging, electroencephalography, electromyography, psychiatry and rehabilitation medicine. Electives in neuropathology are also available.

Call
Residents take call approximately twice per month, and have an additional night float month. All of the consortium hospitals are covered during call. New York State and RRC rules are strongly enforced, to ensure compliance with work hour regulations.

The Department of Neurology follows the guidelines of the Bell Commission:
1. Residents get one 24-hour day off every week
2. They are off for at least ten hours consecutively between periods on duty
3. They do not have more than 80 hours of patient care per week
4. They should not have more than 24 consecutive hours on inpatient care

Master Schedule

PGY I

Eleven internal medicine modules
Two neurology modules

PGY II

Nine ward/consult service modules
One neuroimaging module
Two EEG modules
One EMG module

PGY III

Three child neurology modules
One psychiatry module
One rehabilitation medicine module
Six ward modules

PGY IV

Five ward modules
Five elective/research modules
Two ambulatory modules

Residency Positions
Five adult neurology spots are offered yearly.

Please see our resident manual and our GME websites for more in-depth description of training and policies.

Neurology Resident Inservice Training Examination (RITE)
Each year, all residents take the Neurology RITE exam. In 2010, Buffalo Adult Neurology Residents, as a group, scored at the 94rd percentile, compared to all other programs.

Application Process for Adult Neurology
All applications must be made via the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). All applicants, including those attending osteopathic medical schools, must take the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE). Competition for positions is quite intense. Typically, we receive over 500 applications for the five positions offered through the match. International graduates and graduates of LCME accredited schools are considered, based on qualifications. Selected applicants are invited to interviews on Thursdays beginning in late October. Invitations to interview are based on outstanding medical school records and letters of recommendation and high USMLE scores (minimum step 1 acceptable score is 80, typically greater than 90). International graduates are advised strongly to gain hands-on experience in a US medical setting.

Interviews usually begin on Wednesday evening with a dinner with present residents. Thursday morning applicants meet with the Program Director and attend grand rounds. Applicants meet with three members of the Neurology Faculty and a representative from Internal Medicine. After lunch with residents, there is an optional tour of the facilities scheduled to facilitate late afternoon departures. Detailed information is provided at the time an invitation to interview is issued.

Additional program details are present in the Residency Manual posted on the web site.

Due to the large number of applications, it is usually not possible to answer individual inquiries made by applicants unless an invitation to interview has been offered.

The completition of the Child Neurology Residency Program enables the successful trainee to obtain Board certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, with a certificate indicating special qualifications in child neurology. Residents are also Board Eligible in Pediatrics after completion of the program.

To obtain standard certification in Child Neurology, the prospective candidate must complete a minimum of two years of Pediatric training, or one year of Internal Medicine and one year of Pediatric training, or one year of Pediatrics plus one year of basic Neuroscience training in ACGME training programs prior to entering Child Neurology.

The preliminary pediatric training is also offered here in Buffalo based upon acceptance by the Department of Pediatrics. It is necessary to apply separately for the preliminary pediatric years. Interviews with Pediatrics are scheduled on the same day with Child Neurology. Applications are accepted through the San Francisco Matching Program for Child Neurology and through ERAS for Pediatrics. However, in most cases after matching with SF Match, acceptance with Pediatrics is usually guaranteed.

Child Neurology training consists of a three-year program, one year of which is directed exclusively to Child Neurology, another to Adult Neurology, and a third to the subspecialty areas of Neurology.

Residency program downloads

Resident/Fellows Benefits
Residency Manual 2009
Resident Policies