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Clinical Rotations

Inpatient Clinical Rotations

UAB neurology residents work in collaboration with various services in a team based approach. UAB neurology patient and family-centered care is centered on close collaboration with neurosurgery, interventional neuroradiology, physical medicine & rehabilitation, psychiatry, and other consulting services that offer highly specialized expertise in the care of complex critically ill patients. In addition, we work within a multidisciplinary team of nurses, case managers, nutritionists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, respiratory therapists, social workers and speech-language pathologists. Residents working in multidisciplinary teams provide high quality care to patients at UAB.

Outpatient Clinical Rotations

Continuity Clinics, The Kirklin Clinic, Subspecialty Clinics, Neuromuscular Clinics and EMG Laboratory, Neuro-Ophthalmology Clinic, Epilepsy/Oncology Rotation 

Other Rotations

Neuropathology, Psychiatry, Pediatric Neurology, Electives

Benefits


Mentoring

Each resident is paired with a faculty member to establish a resident-mentor relationship. Residents meet with their mentor quarterly for advice regarding career development and any other interests or concerns.


Residents Library and Learning Resource Center

LibPic2Neurology residents enjoy the newly built neurology library and learning resource center. Residents may study, read, relax, surf the Internet, and conduct a journal search in the library. There is a separate office inside the library where the chief residents may work.

The spacious room features plush furniture, mahogany bookshelves, and five state-of-the-art computers. One of the computers is a complete media center, equipped with CD/DVD burners, printer, scanner, copier, etc., for building high-tech presentations.

The library has many neurology reference books and journals, in addition to the on-line research tools available. The glass showcase displays important historical neurology examination tools, texts, photographs, documents, and faculty publications such as research papers and books. This wonderful facility is a prime example of the department's commitment to the residents and their learning.


Lectures, Presentations, & Rounds


Continuity Clinics

UAB Neurology Residents participate in two continuity clinics during their training. Both clinics follow the same framework in that residents take a history, examine the patient, develop an assessment and plan, and then report to an attending. This framework allows for a great deal of autonomy and helps sharpen residents’ clinical skills.


Research

The secret that UAB is a great place to train in neuroscience research is getting out. The Department of Neurology has active research across each of its divisions that span the bench-to-bedside spectrum. There are many more opportunities for scholarly investigation than there are residents to take them, and residents are encouraged to engage in their curiosities and scholarly pursuits in ways that are meaningful for them.

Research efforts in the Department of Neurology are supported in the context of multiple, collaborations on campus, including the Center for Neurodegeneration and Experimental Therapeutics, the McKnight Brain Institute, the Comprehensive Neuroscience Center, the Civitan International Research Center, the UAB Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging, the Department of Neurosurgery, the Department of Neurobiology, and the NIH-funded CTSA in the Center for Clinical and Translational Science. Also, nearly all laboratories are connected by bridges or are located across the street from the hospital complex.

Residents are encouraged to participate in research activities as early as PGY-2. Most PGY-3 and PGY-4 residents present abstracts at the AAN annual meeting or other subspecialty meetings. The Department is committed to support residents’ research efforts, and any resident who presents an abstract at a major neurology meeting will be reimbursed for travel, registration, and other expenses. For residents who commit to a physician-scientist training path, our NINDS R25 award supports development of a long-term project and affords an opportunity for six months protected time during residency and two years of research fellowship training after graduation.

We endeavor to support all of our residents’ endeavors, and the Department takes great pride in their research accomplishments, as we push the field of neurology forward, expand our understanding and improve patient care.


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