Neurology Residency Training Program
Educational Activities
Conferences
The Department of Neurology maintains an active schedule of teaching conferences for residents.
Grand Rounds
Grand rounds is a weekly conference for the entire department focusing on a clinical or basic topic. Speakers include both our own faculty and world-renowned visiting professors.Live Patient Conference
Each week one faculty member is responsible for bringing a live patient to this conference. The neurology faculty presenter elicts the history and demonstrates the key examination findings. Subtle features of the neurologic examination, typical and rare presentations of common or uncommon neurologic disease, and issues of management are all considered. Residents are taught to formulate the problem by localizing the site of the disease, constructing a differential diagnosis, considering appropriate diagnostic tests, and proposing management.Other Conferences
We have a full schedule of regular conferences designed specifically with the educational interests of residents in mind. These include our clinical neurology conference, a basic neuroscience conference, stroke conference, stroke morning report, epilepsy conference, journal club, ethics club, neuroradiology conference, neuropathology conference, and neuro-opthalmology rounds. In addition to these conferences, which are specifically designed for residents, several subspecialties hold conferences that residents are welcome to attend.
Resident Education Committee
Composed of both residents and faculty members, the Resident Education Committee meets monthly to discuss matters
related to resident education. The goal of is continuous improvement of our educational program to meet meet the
changing needs of residents. Dr. Zachary London chairs the committee.
Library Services
The Department of Neurology offers a collection of more than 1,000 recently published books as well as current
neurological journals in its DeJong Library, adjacent to the Neurology Clinic. All University of Michigan
computers also have access to cutting-edge online resources such as Medlink Neurology, Up-To-Date Dynamed, Micromedex,
Medline, Pubmed, MD Consult and E-Pocrates.
Residents as Teachers
We take pride in the successes that our residents have had, not only as clinicians and researchers, but as
educators themselves. For the last several years, the Neurology residents have won a disproportionately large
percentage of the teaching awards given out by the U-M medical students. We encourage residents to develop their
teaching skills by participating in programs designed specifically for this purpose.
The GME Scholars program offers a Health Care Administration track for the professional development of house officers interested in hospital or medical administration.
Neuroscience Day
Every spring, the departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery co-host a poster/platform symposium showcasing
the scholarly works of our residents and fellows. All residents are encouraged to participate.
Book and Travel Fund
Every resident gets an annual book fund of $500, which they can spend on books, educational materials or travel.
Residents who meet their goals for annual conference attendance will receive an additional $250 annually.
All residents are required to attend or present at a national meeting at least once during their residency, and additional departmental funds are provided for residents to meet this goal. In addition, scholarships are available for many residents to attend the state and national meetings free of cost or at reduced rates.
