Training and Curriculum

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Participating Sites

• Ascension St. John Medical Center (ASJMC): Is a 500+ bed tertiary care hospital that serves a regional referral center for northeastern Oklahoma and surrounding states. With a full range of specialty services, including a Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center, ACS Level I trauma center, and advanced neurosurgical and critical care units, residents benefit from exposure to diverse and complex patient populations. As part of the Ascension health system, the hospital combines state-of-the-art medical technology with a mission-driven commitment to compassionate, patient-centered care, making it an ideal environment for training future physicians.
• OSU Medical Center (OSUMC): Safety net hospital for Tulsa; 24/7 neurology, CT/MRI/EEG; close integration with VA hospital. The country’s largest single site osteopathic hospital, OSU Medical Center, is located just blocks from the OSU Center for Health Sciences. What began as Oklahoma Osteopathic Hospital by a group of pioneering osteopathic health care centers. OSU Medical Center is a flagship hospital in eastern Oklahoma. Licensed for 426 beds, with premier emergency and outpatient programs, it is poised for great outreach and growth in the 21st century. OSU Medical Center is committed to quality patient care. Because the medical center sees a  wide variety of high acuity cases, the postgraduate training programs are seen as a critical priority by the medical center staff and administration.
• Dell Children’s Medical Center (Austin, TX): It is a 248-bed pediatric hospital serving a 46-county region and beyond, with expanded capacity through a new 72-room tower. As the only free-standing pediatric hospital in Central Texas, it is nationally recognized for its leadership in pediatric care and is home to the region’s only Level 1 pediatric trauma center, Level IV NICU, and a comprehensive children’s heart center. Residents gain broad exposure to both common and complex pediatric conditions in an environment that emphasizes innovation, family-centered care, and community service, while working alongside expert faculty dedicated to advancing child health.

 

Annually, OSU Medical Center:

• Admits over 13,000 patients
• Experiences over 30,000 emergency room visits
• Experiences over 25,000 outpatient visits
• Performs nearly 4,000 surgi-center
• Performs nearly 3,500 inpatient procedures

 

Block Rotations (Highlights)

 

Subspecialty & Continuity Clinics

• Required: Epilepsy, Movement Disorders, Vascular, Neuromuscular, Multiple Sclerosis, Pediatrics
• Continuity Clinic: Weekly half-day, starting PGY-2; residents follow their own patient panels longitudinally

 

Didactics & Conferences

• Morning Report (weekly): All members of the Neurology Residency Program and house staff assigned to a neurology rotation will attend Neurology Morning Report (MR) meeting at 0700 (which is recorded in the New Innovations software) every Wednesday morning unless previously cancelled, specified as a holiday, or excused by an Attending.  
• M&M (monthly): Patient cases from recent hospital admissions are selected by the attendees and senior residents from the assigned department for each specific conference.
• CLER QI Series: Designed to develop attributes that will create well rounded physicians and address issues of the learning and working environment.
• Grand Rounds: Scheduled on selected Wednesdays at 0700 by the Director of Medical Education (DME) and the Office of Medical Education.
• Journal Club: Scheduled various Thursdays at 1300. Journal Club will be presented by neurology residents. Develop skills in critically assessing the primary literature and verbally presenting the findings of clinical research.
• Neurology Lecture Series (two-year cycle): The Neurology Lecture Series is the core didactic curriculum for our neurology residency program. This structured, two-year sequence of lectures is designed to comprehensively cover the essential knowledge base required for neurology residency training.
• Radiology lectures: This series blends formal neuroradiology lectures delivered by expert neuroradiologists with interactive case review sessions highlighting imaging findings from interesting and educational patient cases encountered in the hospital or clinic.
• Simulation labs: (stroke codes, status epilepticus, LP, fundoscopy) The Neurology Simulation Lab Experience provides neurology residents with structured, high-fidelity training in the recognition, evaluation, and management of acute neurological conditions
• RITE Exam Prep: Is a focused, high-yield educational program designed to prepare neurology residents for the annual Residency In-Service Training Examination (RITE). Conducted during a dedicated review period, this series emphasizes active recall, test-taking strategies, and targeted reinforcement of core neurology concepts.
• Foundation of Neurology: This series serves residents with essential knowledge and core competencies they will need throughout their residency and clinical practice.

 

Procedures

• Lumbar puncture, EMG/NCS, EEG interpretation, VNS/DBS adjustment, neuroimaging review. Competency tracked via procedure logs and DOCC system