PGY-1
OU neurology residents spend their entire first year on clinical rotations, including internal medicine rotations at the VA Medical Center (VAMC) or OU Medical Center (OUMC) for 9 months, VAMC neurology rotations for 2 months, and OUMC Neurosciences ICU (NSICU) for 1 month (NSICU in the second half of the year). At least two of the nine internal medicine months are spent caring for patients in an Intensive Care or Coronary Care Unit.
In their second year, OU neurology residents see adult neurology patients in clinic (OU and VAMC) for 13-15 weeks and serve as junior residents on inpatient services for 25-27 weeks, including OUMC Admit, OUMC Consult, OUMC NSICU, and VAMC Neurology and Rehabilitation. Second-year residents rotate on neuropathology for 2 weeks and on psychiatry for 4 weeks. In the second half of the PGY-2 year, residents rotate on VAMC/Oklahoma Children’s Hospital (OCH) night float for 2-4 weeks.
In their third year, OU neurology residents see adult (OU and VAMC) and child neurology (OU) clinic patients for 8-10 weeks. They serve as senior residents on the OCH Child Neurology Inpatient Consult Service for 10-14 weeks and the OUMC NSICU service for 2-4 weeks. They rotate on EEG/epilepsy monitoring unit for 6 weeks, EMG for 2 weeks, VAMC/OCH night float for 4-5 weeks, and OUMC night float for 6-8 weeks. Third-year residents have elective rotations for 5-7 weeks.
PGY-4
In their fourth year, OU neurology residents see adult (OU and VAMC) and child neurology (OU) clinic patients for 8 weeks. They serve as senior residents on inpatient services for 23-25 weeks, including OUMC Admit, OUMC Consult, OUMC NSICU, and VAMC Neurology and Rehabilitation. They rotate on EEG/epilepsy monitoring unit for 2 weeks, EMG for 2 weeks, and neuro-ophthalmology for 4 weeks. Fourth-year residents have elective rotations for 9 weeks.
