Neurology Residency

Pedro Weisleder, MD, PhD
Residency Director, Neurology
(614) 722-4641

About the Neurology Residency Program

Nationwide Children's Hospital and The Ohio State University offer a combined, ACGME accredited Pediatrics-Neurology residency. The overarching goal of the program is to train outstanding clinicians who are prepared to address the needs of children with neurological illness. At the completion of the training program, graduates will have the knowledge-base and clinical experience necessary to successfully achieve certification both from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and the American Board of Pediatrics. They will also be prepared to practice Pediatric Neurology independently, either at an academic institution or in private practice. For example, three of our recent graduates are affiliated with an academic medical center and one is in private practice. In 2008 our program expanded from one to two residents per year.

In 2009, following a comprehensive review, our program was awarded 5-year accreditation, the longest certification period possible, by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

The ACGME is a private, non-profit council that evaluates and accredits medical residency programs in the United States. The mission of the ACGME is to improve health care by assessing and advancing the quality of resident physicians’ education through accreditation.

 

The Pediatric Neurology Service

The combined neurology-neurosurgery inpatient ward has 27 beds. During 2008, members of the Pediatric Neurology service admitted 1724  patients and performed 685 inpatient consults. Also during 2008, the Neurophysiology Service performed almost 3300 routine EEGs, and recorded over 1000 patient-days of video-EEG monitoring. Finally, in 2008 we evaluated approximately 12,000 patient in all 4 branches of our outpatient clinic.

 

Pediatric Neurology Residency at a Glance

After two years of Pediatrics training, our residents complete the required year of Neurology at The Ohio State University. During that year, residents attend weekly conferences and continuity clinic at Nationwide Children's Hospital. During the second and third years of Pediatric Neurology training, residents refine their clinical skills in both out- and in-patient settings. These experiences are enriched by elective rotations. Our faculty members are passionate about the advancement of science. To that end, we offer ample opportunities for our trainees to participate in clinical and basic sciences research. Didactic lectures and conferences are scheduled on a daily basis. The Faculty of the Department of Neurology at The Ohio State University offer daily morning lectures. At Nationwide Children’s Hospital, we offer the following educational activities: weekly neuroradiology conference, weekly epilepsy conference, weekly Pediatric Neurology Grand Rounds, weekly case conference with Dr. Roach, weekly Pediatric Neurology core curriculum conference with Dr. Weisleder, and monthly Graduate Medical Education’s core curriculum lectures.