Curriculum & Rotations
The department retains faculty with expertise in stroke, epilepsy, movement disorders, neuromuscular disorders, multiple sclerosis, headache, neuo-ophthalmology and general neurology. Faculty oversee clinical and research programs in these subspecialties. Our residency program offers individual mentorship and guidance to foster well-trained and proficient clinicians qualified to practice neurology or to move into clinical or research fellowships.
First Year Neurology Residency (PGY-2)
| PGY-2 (Months) |
| Inpatient Neurology Service - 6 |
| Neuroradiology - 2 |
| Outpatient Neuro. Specialty Clinics - 2 |
| Ped. Neurology - 1 (Shands at UF*) |
| Neuroscience Course - 1 (UF College of Medicine*) |
| General Neurology Clinic - 2 half days per week except when rotating on pediatric neurology |
| Call - 1 night in 4 in house *Denotes Rotations in Gainesville, Fla. |
During the inpatient experience, residents care for patients on the stroke and general neurology services, as well as patients admitted to the epilepsy monitoring unit.
A 2 month neuroradiology rotation familiarizes residents with CT, MRI and angiography of the central nervous system.
Residents also assist our neuro-interventional faculty with procedures in the angiography suite, gaining experience in conducting interventional procedures for acute stroke and aneurysm coiling.
During the outpatient subspecialty rotation, residents evaluate patients in clinics for stroke, multiple sclerosis, movement disorders, neuromuscular diseases and epilepsy.
In January of the PGY-2 year, the residents rotate through the medical neuroscience course at UF. The course provides the residents with an in-depth overview of neuroanatomy, neurochemistry, neurophysiology and neuropathophysiology. Residents attend lectures in the neurosciences and serve as instructors in daily lab sessions that UF medical students participate in. Neuroscience and neuroanatomy textbooks are provided to the residents.
Second Year Neurology Residency (PGY-3)
During PGY-3, greater emphasis is placed on subspecialty neurologic care and consultation neurology. The resident will become familiar with the diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of neurologic disorders and become competent to independently assess and devise interventions for these disorders
| PGY-3 (Months) |
| Neurology Consult Service - 4 |
| Ped. Neurology* - 1 |
| Neuro-Ophthalmology - 1 |
| Psychiatry - 1 |
| Neurosurgery - 1 |
| Neuropathology - 1 |
| Sleep Medicine** - 1 |
| EMG/Neuromuscular** - 1 |
| EEG - 1 |
| Neurorehabilitation Medicine** |
| General Neurology Clinic- 2 half days per week, except when rotating on pediatric neurology |
| Call - 1 night in 8 in house * Denotes Rotations in Gainesville, Fla. ** Mandatory Elective that can be completed during either the PGY-3 or PGY-4 year |
While rotating on the consult service, the resident assesses patients on inpatient services and in the emergency room at Shands Jacksonville.
During the neurosurgery rotation, the resident is exposed to a wide variety of neurosurgical patients through the neurosurgery consult service and the outpatient clinic. Consultations are conducted in the Shands Jacksonville Level 1 Trauma Center. This provides residents the unique exposure to acute brain and spinal cord trauma cases.
During the neuro-ophthalmology rotation, residents see a variety of patients with eye motility, optic nerve and papillary disorders in the outpatient neuro-ophthalmology clinic. Residents also provide consultative services to inpatients with neuro-ophthalmologic issues.
The neurorehabilitation rotation is performed at Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital, in Jacksonville. The neurology resident will assess patients with neurologic disorders and work under the supervision of a physiatrist or a rehabilitation neurologist to devise and monitor rehabilitation care plans. The resident attends their patient's team care meetings with other rehabilitation specialists and assesses patients in a driving evaluation clinic and in a pain clinic.
During the psychiatry rotation, the resident evaluates patients at Shands Jacksonville on the psychiatry inpatient consult service and they spend time in the Neuroscience Institute evaluating patients with a neuropsychologist. The remaining rotations provide the resident with exposure to specific neurologic subspecialties.
Third Year Neurology Residency (PGY-4)
The goal of PGY-4 is to broaden knowledge about common and uncommon neurologic disorders. Emphasis is placed on critically reviewing neurologic literature in order to optimize care of patients.
| PGY-4 (Months) |
| Inpatient Neuro. Service (Chief) - 4 |
| Neurology Consult Service- 1 |
| Pediatric Neurology* - 1 |
| Neuroradiology - 1 |
| Elective - 5 |
| General Neurology Clinic-2 half days per week, except when rotating on pediatric neurology |
| Call, no in-house; supervisory from home 1 week per month * Denotes Rotations in Gainesville, Fla |
During elective time residents have the opportunity to explore, in more detail, a specific interest. These electives allow the senior resident to develop an educational curriculum that meets his or her future interests and goals. Electives offered on the Jacksonville campus include:
- EMG Interpretation/Neuro-Muscular Diseases
- EEG Interpretation and Seizure Management
- Movement Disorders
- Stroke/Cerebrovascular Disease
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Sleep Medicine
- Pain Medicine
- Behavioral Neurology
- Critical Care Neurology
In addition, residents can take the opportunity to rotate through the nationally renowned memory disorder clinic at the UF College of Medicine in Gainesville during their elective time. Opportunities to spend elective time conducting research are also available.