Neurology &
Neurological Sciences

Applications

Adult Neurology Residency

There are six adult neurology positions each year. We participate in the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP). NRMP provides a centralized application service for applicants who apply to multiple programs. All applicants are required to use this service.

The application process begins in the Fall. Applicants have to register with NRMP by November 30. Interview is required and usually takes place in November through January. Other details about the Match Schedule are available on the NRMP web site. In general, all application materials are processed through NRMP. Applications should be submitted via Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). Interview is by invitation only and is an essential part of the application.

Prelim Medicine Internship - Prior to starting adult neurology residency, each candidate must complete an internship that includes at least six months of internal medicine with primary responsibility in patient care, and at least two of the remaining six months in internal medicine, pediatrics, or emergency medicine. There are excellent preliminary medicine programs at Stanford Hospital, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (a Stanford affiliate), California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. Others in the Bay Area include several in the Kaiser Permanente system and St Mary's Medical Center in San Francisco. We have a preliminary medicine internship arrangement with Stanford Internal Medicine for 2 of our 5 positions. This however requires a separate application to the Stanford Internal Medicine Department. If you have applied to Stanford Medicine and want to coordinate interviews on your trip to Stanford, it is important to let us know well in advance.


Child Neurology Residency

There are two categorical child neurology positions a year.  Candidates thus match simultaneously to two years of Stanford Pediatrics followed by three years of Child Neurology, even though there is just one National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) application. NRMP provides a centralized application service for applicants who apply to multiple programs. All applicants are required to use this service.

The application process begins in autumn. Applicants have to register with NRMP by October 31.  Two days of interviews (one in Child Neurology and one in Pediatrics) are required and usually take place in November through January. Other details about the Match Schedule are available on the NRMP web site. In general, all application materials are processed through NRMP. If desired, applicants may contact us directly and send appropriate supplementary materials. This may include curriculum vitae, publications, or additional letters of references. Interview is by invitation only and is an essential part of the application.



Contact Information: (650) 725-6688

Residency

Contact

Adult Neurology

Director: Neil Schwartz, MD, PhD

Child Neurology

Director: Paul Fisher, MD

Residency Coordinator

Mitzine Wright, mitzine@stanford.edu
 

Clerkship

Clerkship Director

Jeffrey Dunn, MD

Clerkship Coordinator

Chris Hopkins, chopkins@stanfordmed.org
 

Clinical Fellowships

Epilepsy/Clinical Neurophysiology Robert Fisher, MD, PhD
EMG/Clinical Neurophysiology
(joint Stanford-California Pacific)
Les Dorfman, MD
Headache Robert Cowan, MD
Intraoperative Monitoring
/Clinical Neurophysiology
Jaime Lopez, MD
Stroke/Vascular Neurology Gregory Albers, MD
Neurocritical care Christine Wijman, MD, PhD
Adult Neuro-oncology Lawrence Recht, MD
Pediatric Neuro-oncology Paul Fisher, MD
Movement Disorders Helen Bronte-Stewart, MD
Multiple Sclerosis Jeffrey Dunn, MD
Neuromuscular Diseases John Day, MD, PhD

 

Neuroscience Fellowships

Epilepsy Research Training John Huguenard, PhD
Muscle Stem Cell Biology Tom Rando, MD, PhD

Neuroimmunology

Lawrence Steinman, MD

Neuroscience Graduate Program John Huguenard, PhD
Others (please contact individual investigators)

International Medical Students

We accept applications from international medical school graduates, although the application process is extremely competitive. Some clinical experience in the U.S. is mandatory. Only a select few with exceptional credentials are invited for interview. An international medical school graduate must have a valid ECFMG certificate, completed USMLE Part III, and one year of ACGME approved residency training prior to commencement of neurology training. (Two years of pediatric residency training prior to neurology is required for pediatric neurology candidates.) Stanford does NOT sponsor trainees for the H-1B visa.

 

Last updated 8/13/2012

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