Residency Program Program Overview Curriculum Clinical Sites Research How to Apply Meet Our Residents & Alumni Contact Us Curriculum Home Research Research: Clinical Departments Neurology: Home Neurology: Education & Training Neurology: Education & Training > Residency Program Neurology: Education & Training > Residency Program > Curriculum Program Curriculum The Neurology Residency at UC Irvine School of Medicine offers trainees a broad clinical experience and a range of didactic activities. Sample Block Diagrams Notes Each Rotation Block is one month long. Clinical Sites Site 1: UC Irvine Site 2: VA Site 3 CHOC (Children's Hospital Orange County) There are weekly half-day continuity clinics throughout the entire training (PGY2-4) years (for 40 clinics per year) except when on vacation, night float or ICU. Research, a Quality Improvement Project and attendance to at least one national conference is required throughout the training. Inpatient rotations (Stroke/General/Night Float) include consults in the emergency room, primary service and neurocritical care unit with exposure to a very broad spectrum of neurological patients. Residents are given four weeks (28 days) of vacation per academic year (PGY2-4). Outpatient Rotations General Neurology Headaches Epilepsy Vascular Neurology Memory Disorders Movement Disorders Neuroimmunology Neuromuscular Center Neuro-Oncology Neuro-Ophthalmology Brain Repair Center / Neuro-Rehabilitation Electromyography (EMG) Electroencephalography (EEG) Neuroimaging Traumatic Brain Injury Neurogenetics Neuropathology Additional Elective Options Research Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Pain/Palliative Care Sleep Medicine Neurootology Neuroimaging Traumatic Brain Injury Program Neurogenetics PGY2 Adult Neurology Schedule Block 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Site 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 Rotations Neurocritical care General General General/Stroke Stroke Stroke Vacation/Night Float Vacation/Night Float Outpatient/Night Float Outpatient Outpatient Child Neurology Outpatient (%) 0 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 100 100 100 10 Research (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PGY3 Adult Neurology Schedule *There is a two-week outpatient ambulatory rotation at site 2 during PGY-3. Block 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Site 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 & 2 2 3 3 Rotations Neurocritical care/Stroke General General Stroke Vacation/Night Float Vacation/Night Float Outpatient Elective Outpatient Psychiatry Child Neurology Child Neurology Outpatient (%) 0/5 10 10 10 0 0 100 100 100 50 10 10 Research (%) 0 0 0 0 0-50 0 0 0 0-50 0-50 0 0 PGY4 Adult Neurology Schedule Block 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Site 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Rotations General Stroke General/Stroke Vacation/Night Float Vacation/Night Float Outpatient/Night Float Outpatient Outpatient Outpatient Outpatient Elective Elective Outpatient (%) 10 10 10 0 0 50 100 100 100 50-100 50-100 50-100 Research (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-50 0-50 0-50 Sample Rotation Schedules Sample PGY2 Schedule 2-3 months of inpatient general neurology 2-3 months of inpatient stroke neurology About 2 months of night float 1 month of neurocritical care 1-1.5 months of ambulatory rotation 1.5-2 months of outpatient neurology 1 month of child neurology 1 month of vacation Sample PGY3 Schedule 1-2 months of inpatient stroke neurology 1-2 months of inpatient general neurology 2 months of child neurology 1-2 months of night float 2 months of outpatient neurology 2 weeks of psychiatry consults at LBVA 1 month of electives 1 month of neurocritical care 1 month of vacation Sample PGY4 Schedule 1-2 months of inpatient general neurology 1-2 months of inpatient stroke neurology 1-1.5 months of night float 3 months of outpatient neurology 2 months of electives 2 weeks of psychiatry consults at LBVA 1 month vacation Didactics The program includes regular lectures on topics of interest to neurology trainees. Daily Noon Lectures consisting of the following: EEG/Epilepsy Talks, Mondays Senior Relevant Talks, Tuesdays Junior & Senior Relevant Talks, Wednesdays Junior Relevant Talks, Thursdays RITE Review, High Yield Board Topics, Wellness events, Post-Residency (jobs, fellowships, finance, etc), Fridays In addition: Morning Report, Thursdays 8-9 am Stroke Journal Club - Fourth Thursday of the month, 4-5pm Neuroradiology conference, Wednesdays, 9-10am Neurovascular conference, Thursdays, 5-6pm Grand Rounds and Morbidity & Mortality, Fridays, 8-9am Optional didactics include Tumor Board, Epilepsy Surgical Conference, Neuromuscular Pathology Conference, and Neuro ICU Teachings (Wednesdays 2-3pm) Resident Salary & Benefits Information about salary and benefits for the UC Irvine Neurology Residency program is available on the UC Irvine Graduate Medical Education website. View Salary & Benefits