Residency InterviewsProgram Information
PGY1 Experience
Dr. Christina Koch, director for the preliminary Internal Medicine program and the University of Maryland, put together a power point about the experience that you’ll have during your PGY1 year with our program. This can be found attached on our Program Profile in Thalamus.
PGY2-4 Experience
Our UMMC residency site has more information on all of our rotations for each year of our residency program. Dr. Prachi Mehndiratta, the program director for our Neurology Residency Program, will give a presentation during your interview day with additional information about your time as a Neurology resident.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
In this podcast episode, Dr. Kathryn Moore discusses careers in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion with our own Dr. Camilo Gutierrez, Diversity Officer for The University of Maryland, along with his co-chair of the American Academy of Neurology Subcommittee of Academic DEI Officers, Dr. Andrew Spector. They discuss what got them into the field, why they love what they do, the importance of having a seat at the table, and the current and future challenges and opportunities in DEI.
Neurology Education Office Administration & Staff
Our Neurology program is run by Dr. Prachi Mehndiratta, the Program Director, and our two Associate Program Directors, Dr. Haroon Ahmad and Dr. Sarah Fredrich.
They are supported by a staff of four in the Education Office to assist with coordination of the educational initiatives of the department. The Education Office coordinates the Neurology residency and fellowship programs, as well as the clerkship program for medical students. The office also assists with large-scale conferences for trainees and faculty, graduation, resident interviews, orientation of new residents and fellows, and department media outreach.
Administrative staff have hybrid schedules. For a prompt response to any questions, please email the education office at Neuroeducation@som.umaryland.edu or message us through ERAS.
NRMP Information for Rank List
We are a Categorical residency program. Our NRMP code is 1252180C0.
UMMC Trainee Unionization
In June, residents and fellows at UMMC voted to be represented by the American Federation of Teachers (“AFT”). The vote was conducted and certified by the National Labor Relations Board. This was not an unusual occurrence; you may be aware that residents and fellows in many other graduate medical education programs have voted to unionize over the past few years.
The hospital and the union are preparing to begin contract negotiations. We anticipate that negotiations will begin in the fall of 2024.
All residents and fellows in UMMC programs must become union members. The union and the hospital will work out the particulars of how this happens during contract negotiations.