The PGY1 year, or preliminary year, for Adult Neurology residents begins with nine months of inpatient and outpatient clinics through the Internal Medicine Program in the Department of Medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine. Interns conclude the year with neurology and psychiatry/behavioral neurology rotations before ending with one month in the classroom at Brain Camp.
| Time | Training Focus | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 9 months | Internal Medicine | Inpatient and Outpatient |
| 1 month | Neurology | Consults |
| 1 month | Psychiatry/Behavioral Neurology | Outpatient |
| 1 month | Brain Camp | Classroom |
The PGY2 year of the Adult Neurology Residency Program emphasizes clinical evaluation and management of patients at four adult hospitals and the children’s hospital and outpatient clinics on the school’s Indianapolis campus. The goal of this training year is to obtain clinical competence in general neurology.
| Time | Location | Service Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3 months | IU Health Methodist Hospital | Inpatient Consult |
| 1.5 months | Eskenazi Hospital | Inpatient Consult |
| 1.5 months | Roudebush VA Medical Center | Inpatient Consult |
| 1.5 months | Roudebush VA Medical Center | Outpatient |
| 1.5 months | Eskenazi Hospital | Outpatient |
| 1 month | IU Health Neuroscience Center | Outpatient |
| 2 months | Riley Hospital for Children | Outpatient |
The PGY3 year of residency training emphasizes the foundations of clinical neuroscience.
| Time | Training Focus | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 2 months | Comprehensive course in Neuroanatomy | Classroom |
| 3 months | Elective/Selective | |
| 1 month |
Electroencephalography (EEG)
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| 2 months | Electromyography (EMG) | |
| 1 month | Neuroradiology | |
| 3 months | Adult Neurology Inpatient Consult | 1 month Roudebush at VA Medical Center, 1 month at Eskenazi Hospital, 1 month at IU Health University Hospital |
During the PGY4 year, the senior Adult Neurology resident assumes a role with greater decision-making responsibility in the clinical setting. These residents enhance their teaching skills with greater roles in the ward, clinic and lecture settings.
| Time | Location | Service Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2 months | IU Health Methodist Hospital, Eskenazi Hospital, Roudebush VA Medical Center | Inpatient consult |
| 1 month | Neuro-ophthalmology | |
| 1 month | Pediatric Neurology | Outpatient consult |
| 8 months | Elective/Selective |