Clinical Education

Clinical Education

Our curriculum provides a broad clinical fund of knowledge and unique educational experiences, based upon a resident's individual interests.

Our residents develop their clinical expertise through a combination of conferences and rotations. There are two dedicated resident conferences per day, covering all subspecialties of neurology. These sessions are teleconferenced to all teaching hospitals and recorded for later review by residents on nightfloat rotations, vacation, or in self-guided study. Clinical teaching is provided on the required inpatient rotations in neurovascular, neurocritical care, epilepsy, general neurology, consultation, and pediatric neurology, as well as during required outpatient rotations in general and subspecialty neurology clinics and pediatric neurology. Residents have abundant opportunity to explore their specific interests with at least 40 weeks of elective time for each resident. Clinical electives are available in cognitive neurology, movement disorders, neurodegenerative disorders, neuromuscular disorders, epilepsy, EMG, EEG, intra-operative monitoring, sleep, multiple sclerosis, neuro-oncology, neuroradiology, interventional neuroradiology, neuropathology, neurocritical care, neurovascular neurology, and general neurology. To optimize the educational experience, clinical electives combine clinical activities with recorded didactics and problem-based learning. Elective time can also be used to perform research, quality improvement, global health experiences, and medical education to students at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. 

Daily Schedule

As a tertiary referral center for more than four states, our Neurology residents at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania care for patients with common and rare neurologic diseases. Our residents learn to diagnose and manage these patients under the supervision of an outstanding faculty, recognized as national experts in their field. In addition to their clinical exposure, our residents’ education is augmented by twice daily conferences from the same faculty discussing the most recent advances in neurology. These lectures are designed to enhance fund of knowledge and clinical reasoning.

Typical PGY-2 Schedule On The Ward Service

* PGY-2 residents on the Ward Service are OFF every other weekend and one weekday every other week

	M	T	W	Th	F	Sa	Su
7:00	Signout & Preround	Signout & Preround	Signout & Preround	OFF	Signout & Preround	* Signout & Preround	* Signout & Preround
8:00	Firm Meeting	Morning Conference	Professors Rounds		Morning Conference	Teaching Rounds	Teaching Rounds
9:30	Teaching Rounds	Teaching Rounds	Teaching Rounds		Teaching Rounds	Patient Care	Patient Care
12:00	Admin Meeting	Noon Conference	Signout		Noon Conference
1:00	Patient Care	Patient Care			Patient Care	Signout	Signout
5:00	Signout	Overnight Call			Signout

Typical PGY-4 Schedule On The Ward Service

	M	T	W	Th	F	Sa	Su
7:00	Signout & Discharge Planning	Signout & Discharge Planning	Signout & Discharge Planning	Signout & Discharge Planning	Signout & Discharge Planning	OFF	OFF
8:00	Firm Meeting	Morning Conference	Professors Rounds	Morning Conference	Morning Conference
9:30	Teaching Rounds	Teaching Rounds	Teaching Rounds	Teaching Rounds	Teaching Rounds
12:00	Admin Meeting	Noon Conference	Grand Rounds	Noon Conference	Noon Conference
1:00	Patient Care	Patient Care	Patient Care	Patient Care	Patient Care
5:00	Overnight Home Call	Signout	Overnight Home Call	Signout	Signout