Residency InterviewsProgram Information
Neurology Residency at Maryland
PGY1 Experience
Dr. Christina Koch (Director for the Preliminary Internal Medicine program) and Dr. Danielle Baek (overall Program Director of the Internal Medicine program), put together a power point about the experience that you’ll have as a PGY1 Neurology resident during your time with Internal Medicine at the University of Maryland.
Please note that as a Neurology Categorical program, you are a Neurology resident from day 1. We partner with our colleagues in Internal Medicine to provide you with the ACGME required experiences for your PGY1. They share some of the administrative duties with us for the first year of your residency.
Required Rotations
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.
A group of current and former Maryland Neurology residents.
UMMC Trainee Unionization
In June 2024, 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 ratified their first collective bargaining agreement in September 2025. This agreement is in effect through June 30, 2028. During orientation the union will be given time to meet with trainees to review information related to membership.
NRMP Information for Rank List
We are a Categorical residency program. Our NRMP code is 1252180C0.
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.
Prachi Mehndiratta, MBBS
Residency Program Director
Haroon Ahmad, MD
Associate Program Director
Sarah Fredrich, MD
Associate Program Director
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.
Jillian Iffland, M.Ed
Academic Program Support Manager
Penelope Birckhead
Program Administrative Specialist
Courtney Lewis
Program Administrative Specialist
Brooke Oster Smith
Program Management Specialist I
Please note that 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.
