Program Overview
The Division of Child Neurology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center is affiliated with both the Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology. The program accepts 2 (up to 3) fellows per year for the 5-year categorical residency program. The first 2 years are completed with the Department of Pediatrics, which enables residents to be board eligible for the American Board of Pediatrics. The following 3 years of neurology training leads to board eligibility in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, with special competence in Child Neurology. There is a joint interview process with the Department of Pediatrics for acceptance into the categorical child neurology residency program.
Neurology Training
First Year
The first year of neurology starts with a Neurology Boot Camp course to prepare residents for Neurology, followed by:
- Six months of Adult Neurology including: ward, stroke, Neuro ICU, Neuromuscular/EMG, EMU, and admitting night float
- Three to four months of inpatient Pediatric Neurology service
- Two to three months of clinical elective, including 2 weeks of outpatient specialty clinic
- Pediatric Continuity Clinic
- Four weeks of vacation
Second and Third Year
Child neurology senior residents have more opportunity to explore subspecialties of interest. The training consists of approximately 10.5-11.5 additional months of inpatient clinical child neurology, 1 additional month of inpatient adult neurology, additional outpatient child and adult neurology rotations, and about 9 months of electives.
- Ten to eleven months running the Child Neurology consult service over both years
- 1 month of inpatient Adult neurology: oncology and general consult (during PGY4 year)
- 1 month of child psychiatry
- 1 month of required Pediatric Neurology Outpatient experience
- Pediatric Continuity Clinic
- Four weeks of vacation per training year
Didactic Conferences
There are numerous didactic conferences, including:
- Child Neurology Case Conferences with the Division Chief
- Neuroradiology Rounds
- Pediatric Movement Disorder Video Rounds
- Pediatric Neurofibromatosis Rounds
- Daily integrated basic and clinical neurosciences curriculum in conjunction with the adult neurology program
- Monthly journal clubs, EEG lectures, PICU lectures, and NICU lectures
Please see our conference schedule Please see our conference schedule to learn more about a typical day for a neurology resident.
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