UVa Child Neurology Residency Training Program

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TYPICAL BLOCK ROTATIONS – Child Neurology Program Year 1

July	August	September	October	November	December	January	February	March	April	May	June
Adult Neurology Ward	EMU/ Vacation	Neuro-ophtho/ SBP	Stroke	Adult Neurology Ward/ Vacation/ NF	Stroke Elective	Adult Neurology Ward/ Elective	Stroke/ NF	NNICU	Stroke/ Vacation/ Elective	Adult Neurology Ward/ NF/ Vacation	EMU

SBP: Systems Based Practice

EMU: Epilepsy Monitoring Unit

NNICU: Neurology Intensive Care Unit

TYPICAL TOTALS BY WEEKS – Child Neurology Program Year 1

Service	Total Weeks/Year	Call
Adult Neurology Ward	12 weeks	Night Float
Stroke Service	11 weeks	Night Float
Night Float	4 weeks (one week runs)	Night Float
Epilepsy Monitoring Unit	11 weeks	Home Call Mon 8 AM to Sunday 8 AM
Systems Based Practice	2 weeks	None
Neuro-ophthalmology	2 weeks	None
Neurology Intensive Care	4 weeks	Q 3 day Call
Elective	3 weeks	None
Vacation	4 weeks	None

Longitudinal Experiences: The PGY3 pediatric neurology resident will attend one 1/2 day per week clinics during service months. The clinics rotate and include: neuromuscular, stroke, epilepsy, headache, child neurology and general neurology. During elective weeks, the PGY3 will attend full day clinics. Furthermore, the PGY3 will see his/her own patients in a running child neurology continuity clinic; this clinic is staffed by Dr. Rust. Our residents have the opportunity to start their pediatric neurology continuity clinic in their PGY2 pediatrics year during elective months.

TYPICAL BLOCK ROTATIONS – Child Neurology Program Year 2

July	August	September	October	November	December	January	February	March	April	May	June
Child Neurology Inpatient/co/consult (ward and ER)	Child Neuro-surgery inpatient / consult service	KCRC Outpatient clinics (Develop-mental, learning, rehabilitation CP, muscle, etc.	Child Neurology Outpatient Clinics	Child Psychiatry Outpatient clinics and consult	Intensive Care Child Neurology (PICU/NICU)	Child Neurology Inpatient/ consult (ward/ER)	Child Neurology Outpatient Clinics	Child Neurology Inpatient/co/consult (ward and ER)	Epilepsy	Neurology subspecialty clinics (neuro-muscular, movement disorders, MS)	KCRC inpatient neurology/ rehabilitation

LONGITUDINAL EXPERIENCES – Child Neurology Program Year 2

Type Of Experience	Weekly Structured	Number Of Weeks	Amount Of Time (FTE)
Child Neurology Continuity Clinic	1 half day/week	48	24 days
Child psychiatry continuity clinic	½ day / 2 weeks	12	6 days
Central Virginia Training Center Clinics	4 days/yr	4	4 days
Southwest Virginia Clinics	4 days/y	2 (2 days @ wk)	4 days

TYPICAL BLOCK ROTATIONS – Child Neurology Program Year 3

July	August	September	October	November	December	January	February	March	April	May	June
Epilepsy	Neuropathology/neuro-imaging/\ neuro-physiology/ research block	Neuropathology/neuro-imaging/\ neuro-physiology/ research block	Neuropathology/neuro-imaging/\ neuro-physiology/ research block	Child neurology clinics	Neuro-sonology (2wks) Armed forces institute of pathology 1 wk	Child Neurology Intensive care (PICU and NICU)	Elective	Elective	Elective	Elective	Elective

LONGITUDINAL EXPERIENCES – Program Year 3

Type Of Experience	Weekly Structured	Number Of Weeks	Amount Of Time (FTE)
Child Neurology Continuity	½ day/wk	48	24 days
Central Virginia Training Center Clinic	6 days/yr	6	6 days
Southwest Virginia Clinics	6 days/yr	3 (2 days @ wk)	6 days
Neuro-oncology	6 days/year	6	6 days

September 2007

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