Noon Conference Series

All neurology residents attend lunch conferences three times per week that are led by different attendings in neurology, neurosurgery, developmental medicine, radiology, pathology, etc. and cover a variety of neurologic topics. Journal club is also done during this series, as are quarterly research development sessions. Additionally, nonmedical topics to include research, career development, professionalism and wellness are covered. Key topics of the curriculum are cycled through an 18 month rotation such that all topics are covered twice over a resident's three years of training. Lunch is provided at all conferences.

Adult Neurology Lecture Series

Residents attend these daily lunch lectures when there are no scheduled child neurology lectures. These also cycle through an 18-month neurology curriculum such that all topics are covered twice over a resident's three years of training. Lunch is provided. Please visit the adult neurology residency website for more information on this lecture series.

Multidisciplinary Epilepsy Surgery Conference

Residents are invited to attend a weekly conference during which a multidisciplinary team of attendings and residents to include epilepsy, neurosurgery, neuroradiology, neuropsychology, as well as epilepsy coordinators discuss patients with intractable epilepsy and make recommendations regarding potential surgical management. Residents present their own patients when applicable, with the assistance of the fellows and faculty involved in the case. Adult epilepsy surgery conference is also an available learning experience, and this occurs every other week.

Pediatric Neurovascular Conference

Residents may also attend a bi-monthly conference during which a multidisciplinary group of attendings and residents: pediatric stroke, neurointerventional radiology, pediatric neurocritical care, pediatric neuroradiology and pediatric neurosurgery discuss pediatric neurovascular patients with issues such arteriovenous malformations, aneurysms or strokes and make recommendations regarding management. Residents can present patients they are following or inpatient cases. Adult neurovascular conference is also an available learning experience.

Pediatric Neurocritical Care Series

This conference is every other month and features both internal and external speakers in the pediatric neurocritical care field from a wide variety of specialties, to include neurology, critical care, neurosurgery, PM&R, rheumatology, infectious disease, and more. Attendees include critical care fellows and faculty and neurology residents and faculty.

Pediatric and Adult Neurology Grand Rounds

Residents attend both pediatric and adult neurology grand rounds weekly. Both include a range of topics from clinical to basic science research as well as both internal and external speakers.

Neuroradiology Conference

Child neurology residents are encouraged to attend a weekly neuroradiology lecture where attendings and residents bring current inpatient cases to discuss with one of the neuroradiology attendings. Once per month, there is a pediatric case with the pediatrics neuroradiologists. The other three weeks feature case review with an adult neuroradiologist. This one is a favorite!

And More!

VUMC has innumerable educational opportunities! Others include the Pediatric Health Equity Series, Multidisciplinary Neurooncology Tumor Board, medical center and school of medicine wide educator development grand rounds, lectures and workshops, and many more. There are also a number of longitudinal experiences available through the medical center with a variety of focus points, such as health equity, medical ethics, LGBTQ+ health, meaning in medicine, and so on.