Child Neurology Resident Program Rotations
We offer comprehensive training with hands-on training across multiple clinical sites with a focus on adult and advanced child neurology, electives and research.
Our Rotations
PGY-1 offers comprehensive training in inpatient and outpatient pediatrics, covering growth, development and pediatric diseases. It emphasizes clinical skills, pathophysiology and clinical judgment. Rotations are primarily at Norton Children’s Hospital, with some at UofL Health - UofL Hospital.
PGY-1 Example Schedule
- Clinic: One block
- ULH NICU: One block
- Hematology/Oncology: One block
- ED: One and a half blocks
- Wards: Three blocks
- Night Team: One-half block
- Core Subspecialty: One block
- Individualized Curriculum Elective: One-half blocks
- Adolescent: One block
- Ambulatory: Two blocks
- Newborn: One block
- Procedure: One-half blocks
- Vacation: One block
- Total: 13 blocks
Longitudinal Outpatient Clinic
PGY-1 residents are assigned to one of three primary continuity clinics, Norton Children's Medical Group - Novak Center, Norton Children's Medical Group - Germantown and Norton Children's Medical Group - Stonestreet, attending 36 half-day sessions per year. This longitudinal experience allows residents to follow patients’ growth and development, build lasting relationships with families and gain exposure to pediatric care across all stages of life. Faculty serve as mentors, providing structured observations and discussions on pediatric outpatient topics. The program includes recruitment of patients from nursery, wards or emergency department rotations, serving over 50,000 vulnerable community patients.
Physicians who have completed one year of pediatric training and meet Kentucky licensure requirements advance to the second year, where they enhance clinical skills, gain subspecialty experience and take on greater responsibility in patient care and supervision.
PGY-2 Example Schedule
- Clinic: One block
- NCH NICU: One block
- PICU: One block
- ED: One and a half blocks
- Wards: Two blocks
- Night Team: One block
- Cardiology: One block
- Individualized Curriculum Elective: One and a half blocks
- Ambulatory: One block
- Behavior and Development: One block
- Vacation: One block
- Total: 13 blocks
Focus: Adult inpatient neurology, stroke, and outpatient neurology.
Rotations
- General Neurology Wards: Blocks 1–4
- Stroke Wards: Blocks 5–6
- Outpatient Neurology Clinics (ULP): Blocks 7–9
- Electives: Blocks 10–11
- EEG/EMU Elective (Jewish): Block 12
Outpatient Exposure
- 100% outpatient during blocks 7–12
- 0% research time
Additional Notes
- 6 weeks of night float (4 at ULH, 2 at Jewish), distributed across the year.
Focus: Core inpatient child neurology + foundational subspecialties.
Rotations
- Inpatient Child Neurology Wards (NCH): Blocks 1–5
- Neuroradiology: Block 6
- Neuro‑Rehabilitation (Frazier): Block 7
- Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (Novak): Block 8
- Neuromuscular: Block 9
- Outpatient Clinic/Electives: Blocks 10–12
Outpatient Exposure
- 100% outpatient in blocks 7–12
- 0% research time
Focus: Subspecialty training, electives, and optional research/mini‑fellowships.
Rotations
- Inpatient Child Neurology Wards (NCH): Blocks 1–3
- Epilepsy: Block 4
- Child Psychiatry: Block 5
- Outpatient Clinic/Electives: Block 6
- Elective or Optional Research Mini‑Fellowship: Blocks 7–12
Outpatient & Research
- Outpatient: 100% during blocks 4–6; 50% during blocks 7–12
- Research: 50% during blocks 7–12
🏥 Participating Sites
- University of Louisville Hospital (ULH)
- Norton Children’s Hospital (NCH)
- University of Louisville Physicians – Neurology (ULP)
- Frazier Rehabilitation Institute (FR)
- Novak Center for Children’s Health
- Norton Hospital (NH)
- Epilepsy / EEG
- Headache
- Multiple Sclerosis / Neuroimmunology
- Movement Disorders
- Neurobehavioral
- Neuromuscular / EMG / NCV
- Neurosurgery
- Neurogenetics
- Neuro‑Oncology
- Neuroradiology
- Stroke/Intervention
- Regular Research
28 vacation days per year, taken during outpatient elective months.
Weekly continuity clinic: ½ day per week throughout residency.
Night Rotations: Residents during PGY-3 do 6 weeks of night float spread out among rotations. Four weeks will be completed at University of Louisville Hospital. Two weeks will be completed at Jewish Hospital.