The Pediatric Neurology rotation is an opportunity for the neurology residents to spend one month during their PGY-3 year to rotate on the UMMC pediatric neurology service. Residents will be exposed to a variety of neurologic conditions affected children including ischemic stroke, seizures, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, etc. Residents will work directly with the attending Pediatric Neurologist. The service census can range from 1-6 consults that are actively being followed.

Team Structure

Pediatric Neurology Attending: To see who the attending is going to be you can message the UMMC Peds Neurology TigerConnect role. You should contact the attending the day prior to determine where to meet.

‍1 PGY-3 Neurology Resident: responsible for evaluating consults under the guidance of the attending physician. The resident will see patient independently as well as in conjunction with the attending physician and write consultation and follow up notes as requested.

During clinics, residents will work with the attending physician to evaluate patients, write notes and place orders.

**Note: this rotation is different than most others as we are caring for children and will need to learn the complexities of discussing cases with not only the patient but also their parents or primary caregivers. If you have any questions please contact the attending immediately.

‍Pediatric Residents: Variable number of residents on elective rotation. Responsibilities will be the same as that for the Neurology resident.

Weekday Schedule

7:45-8:15 AM: Morning Report

‍8:15-11:00 AM: Attending Rounds.  Contact attending physician the day prior to your rotation to determine where to meet. Will follow up on consults from prior days as well as any new consultations from the night before.

‍11:30 AM-12:30 PM: Midday Didactic Conference. It is expected that all junior residents attend this conference.  If there are emergent patient care issues, this should be handled by the senior resident or Attending Physician.

‍12:30-5:00 PM: Will see consults that came in (attending will make you aware if there are any). Depending on how many residents are on the rotation you may join the attending in their clinic

goals and objectives

  • Become proficient in obtaining a complete and age-appropriate neurologic history of infants and children

  • Become proficient in performing a complete and age-appropriate neurological examination of infants and children

  • Learn the interrelationship of abnormalities of the nervous system with normal growth and development of the nervous system.

  • Learn to recognize broad patterns of neurologic disease in infants and children

  • Demonstrate ability to diagnose common childhood neurologic disorders

  • Demonstrate ability to initiate management of common childhood neurologic disorders

  • Become familiar with uncommon childhood neurologic disorders

Ideally, there will be opportunities for the resident to evaluate children with both common and less common neurologic problems, including:

  • Developmental Delay and Intellectual Disability

  • Learning, Attention, and Behavioral Disorders

  • Central nervous system malformations

  • Birth injuries of the nervous system

  • Head injuries

  • Childhood Seizures

  • Childhood Headaches

  • Strokes in infancy and childhood,

  • CNS tumors in childhood

  • Pediatric Movement Disorders

  • Pediatric demyelinating disorders

  • Neuromuscular disorders of childhood

  • Neurologic complications of childhood systemic diseases and immunizations.

Last Updated: August 5, 2024