Program Components

Clinical Practice Rotations

The resident completes clinical rotations in specialized neurologic units throughout the continuum of care. Residents will primarily serve patients with diagnoses of spinal cord injury, stroke, brain injury, and other neurological conditions. 

• Acute Care: includes neurocritical care, trauma intensive care, acute comprehensive stroke care units
• Inpatient Rehabilitation: includes designated TBI, SCI and stroke units
• Outpatient Neurologic-specific clinic

Clinical practice accounts for approximately 32 hours of resident weekly schedule.

Focused Mentoring

Residents will be assigned a mentor in each rotation. Mentors provide feedback, facilitate resident self-reflection, and guide the resident in the pursuit of advanced clinical reasoning skills. Each mentor has specialized experience and continuing education in their specific practice area/interest.

1:1 mentoring occurs throughout the program, on average 3 hours per week.

Didactic Education

Comprehensive curriculum developed based upon Neurologic Description of Residency Practice and NCS exam components.

Educational/research/teaching opportunities account for approximately 8 hours per week and may include:

• Lecture/Lab, hands-on activities/instruction
• MedBridge NCS Prep Program
• Independent learning/assignments
• Specialty observations
• Attendance to a national conference
• Assisting at regional DPT program
• Research
• Clinical research project with support from MH research department and research coordinator
• Observation within clinical research department
• EBP In-services to staff
• Monthly Inter-Residency Journal Club
• Service/volunteer opportunities