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A LETTER FROM THE RESIDENCY DIRECTOR
Thank you for your interest in the
Neurology Residency at Case Western Reserve University.
The adult neurology residency accepts 10 residents each
year into a three-year program. The primary goals of the
program are to foster the development of clinical
judgment and professionalism. The main educational tool
is for residents to provide care to many and diverse
patients, accepting graded responsibility through their
three years of training under the supervision of the
faculty.
Residents rotate through two hospitals,
University Hospitals - Case Medical Center and the Louis B.
Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center. The program of
graded patient care responsibility is augmented by an
extensive program of didactic lectures; experience in
neurological subspecialties such as neuro-ophthalmology
and neurological intensive care; training in the
interpretation of neurodiagnostic testing including EEG,
EMG, autonomic testing, transcranial Doppler and
diagnostic imaging; and exposure to the basic
neurobiology underlying modern neurological practice.
We believe that the special strengths of
our training program include: (1) a diverse patient
population, both in terms of disease process and
socio-economic background; (2) a strong
PGY3 curriculum focusing on neurological subspecialties,
basic neurobiology and pediatric neurology; (3) a
tradition of commitment to clinical training beginning
with Joseph Foley, and continuing
under the leadership of Anthony J Furlan; (4) an academically strong and
diverse faculty with special strength in epilepsy, neuro-ophthalmology,
cerebrovascular disease, neurological intensive care,
and neuromuscular disease; (5) a vigorous intellectual
environment at Case and at the participating academic
medical centers.
This Web site is intended to describe the
program in sufficient detail to answer the questions of
potential applicants. Please contact us with any
additional questions.
David C. Preston, M.D.
Program Director, Neurology Residency
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