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Program Description

The neurological surgery residency is a seven year program: one year of integrated surgical internship followed by six years of neurosurgical training, including four and a half years of clinical neurosurgery instruction.  Two to three candidates are appointed each year.  To complete the program, residents must pass the written examination of the American Board of Neurological Surgery.

Program YearTraining SiteProgram Structure
YEAR ONE (PGY2)

Northwestern Memorial Hospital; NSICU

3-6 month rotations on each subspecialty service (cerebrovascular, spine, functional, oncology) focusing on inpatient management of neurosurgical problems

YEAR TWO (PGY3)

Children's Memorial Hospital
Evanston Hospital

6 month rotation at Children’s Memorial Hospital (clinical and surgical management of pediatric patients)
6 month rotation at Evanston Hospital (clinical and surgical management of patients in high-level community care setting)

YEAR THREE (PGY4)

Northwestern Memorial Hospital
(opportunities available at Evanston Hospital as well)

2 months Neurology; 1 month Neuropathology 
3 month elective junior research
6 month mid-level resident rotation at NMH (two 3 month rotations on subspecialty service)

YEAR FOUR (PGY5)Evanston Hospital
Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Senior level resident at Evanston (providing supervisory experience and increased role in clinical and surgical management of patients)
6 month mid-level resident rotation at NMH (two 3 month rotations on subspecialty service, as a Service Chief)

YEAR FIVE (PGY6)Dependent on focus of research electiveRESEARCH YEAR
Residents will either serve 12 months of elective time in a basic neuroscience laboratory at any of the three campuses, or participate in advanced clinical training in a chosen subspecialty
YEAR SIX (PGY7)Northwestern Memorial HospitalCHIEF RESIDENCY