Curriculum and didactics

Curriculum

The Allina Health Neurology Residency offers a rich and diverse training environment designed to prepare residents for excellence in patient care, lifelong learning, and leadership in the field of neurology. Residents benefit from exposure to a wide spectrum of clinical material, encompassing both common neurological disorders and complex, rare conditions. Training is enhanced by access to faculty experts across a full range of subspecialties—including epilepsy, movement disorders, neurocritical care, neuromuscular disease, and stroke—ensuring comprehensive and specialized instruction.

PGY I-rotations (first year in internal medicine)

• Neurology inpatient
• Ambulatory clinic
• Internal Medicine – Cardiology
• Internal Medicine – ICU
• Internal Medicine – Inpatient
• Internal Medicine – Night Float
• Internal Medicine – Hematology/Oncology

PGY II-rotations

• Neurology half-day Specialty Clinic
• Neurology inpatient
• Neurology radiology
• Neurology half-day Continuity Clinic

PGY III-rotations

• Neurology inpatient
• Neurology ambulatory
• Neurology electromyography (EMG)
• Neurology electroencephalogram (EEG)
• Neurology psychiatry
• Neurology electives
• EEG/epilepsy
• EMG/neuromuscular
• Ambulatory outpatient clinic
• Neuroradiology
• Rehabilitation
• Psychiatry
• Neuropathology
• Pain medicine
• Neurology half-day Continuity Clinic
• Neurology half-day Specialty Clinic

PGY IV-rotations

• Neurology inpatient 
• Neurology elective
• Pediatric neurology
• Neurology half-day Continuity Clinic
• Neurology half-day Specialty Clinic

Master rotation schedule

Overall, this would be an example of how your schedule would unfold across the span of your residency.

Sample monthly didactic schedule

This is a sample didactic schedule. We offer a range of topics and lectures each month to complement your experiences and learn and synthesize information.