Neurology Residency Program
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Program Overview
Welcome to St. Vincent Medical Center’s Neurology residency program. The Neurology residency is a three-year program following a preparatory year with Continued Accreditation by the ACGME. Candidates can match to our joint Transitional internship for their first year of training. We currently are approved to accept 4 new residents per year.
As a Neurology resident, you’ll receive continuous faculty involvement and supervision in a collegial, supportive, and educational environment. We have a dedicated Neuro-Intensive Care Unit, fully staffed by fellowship-trained and board-certified Neurologists, Neurointensivists and Neurosurgeons that are passionate and motivated to provide the best education to our residents. We also have two biplane neuro-angiography rooms with an active Interventional Neurology program.
Program Aims
• To provide the highest quality education and training through didactic and practical experience.
• To develop confident clinical judgment and a high level of skill in clinical problem solving in ambulatory and acute care environments.
• To develop the basic skills to effectively communicate and interact with patients, colleagues and support staff in a professional, competent, ethical and caring manner
• To instill in the resident a commitment to life-long learning by providing the atmosphere for personal responsibility for one’s continued education. This includes assistance for the resident in the development of teaching skills in relation to other residents, students and non-physician colleagues, and to appreciate the role of the physician educator.
• To stimulate and provide the resident with an opportunity to perform and participate in clinical research and to critically analyze the medical literature through participation in various scientific forums.
• To provide the resident with exposure and experience in the recognized sub-specialty areas including critical care neurology, neuro endovascular, epilepsy, movement disorder, headaches and multiple sclerosis.
• To provide and maintain an environment that will facilitate development of the six General Competencies in Medicine,
• To prepare the resident for medical practice and consultation for certification through successful completion of American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
Program History
The program’s first class of residents started on July 1, 2018.
Program Accreditation
ACGME: Initial Accreditation effective 1/28/2021
Contact Us
Hope Funches
Program Coordinator
419-251-9429