Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Neurology Residency Program
P.O. Box 19643, Springfield, IL 62794-9643
Program Director: Rodger J. Elble, M.D., Ph.D.
Residency Program Coordinator: Stacey J. Dill
Contact by Email: Residency Administrator
Highlights:
The Neurology Residency Program has duty hours optimal for the care of patients and in compliance with the General and Special Requirements of the ACGME. No resident is on call more than an average of every third night. Call may be taken from home, although residents have the option of staying in the hospital. A sleeping room is available in Memorial Medical Center (Room C233) for anyone interested in utilizing it. The room is located in the regular sleeping quarters (room 226-combination 3/5) and can be accessed by calling/paging the house supervisor for the combination. Should the room be fully occupied, the house supervisor will help the resident locate a sleeping room.
PGY-1
Provided for all persons who match in the Neurology program. The Internship is provided through the Department of Medicine at Southern Illinois University. Residents may also perform their Internship at any other accredited Internal Medicine program. Link to Internal Medicine
General Internal Medicine 06 months
Acute Care (ICU) 01 month
ER 01 month
Renal 01 month
Electives 03 months
PGY-2
Inpatient Service 06 months
Neuroradiology 01 month
Psychiatry 01 month
Volunteer Faculty 02 months
Neurosurgery 01 month
Neuropathology 01 months
On Call Responsibility: No more than an average of every third night on inpatient or psychiatry rotations.
PGY-3
Inpatient Service 04 months
Pediatric Neurology 03 months
EMG 1.5 months
EEG 1.5 months
Neuropathology 01 month
Rehabilitation 01 month
On Call Responsibility: No night call on EEG/EMG or Neuropathology rotations. No more than an average of every third night on Pediatric Neurology, Neurosurgery & Volunteer Faculty rotations. Resident does not provide adult neurology inpatient service coverage while rotating on Neurosurgery, Psychiatry or Pediatric Neurology services.
PGY-4
Chief Residency 06 months
Pediatric Neurology 03 months
Electives 03 months
On Call Responsibility: Chief Resident provides back-up. Call service responsibility is priority of residents assigned to inpatient clinical service. PGY-3 residents and PGY-4 residents completing electives are scheduled only if absolutely necessary.
Available Electives:
EEG, EMG, Neurorehabilitation, Alzheimer Disease/Dementia, Neuroradiology, Pediatric Neurology, Psychiatry, Neuropathology, Neurotology, Neurosurgery, Ambulatory Neurology
Research Electives - Laboratory or Clinical: Clinical Trials, Tremor Pathophysiology, EEG/Epilepsy, Myology, Gait Disorders, Alzheimer Disease, Stroke, Movement Disorders/Parkinson's Disease, Botulinum Treatment
Clinical Electives may be taken in any configuration of blocks with approval of faculty supervisor. More than one elective may be selected. Clinical Electives should be arranged six months in advance with the faculty involved. Elective requests are to be submitted to the residency office in writing.
Research Electives should also be arranged six months in advance to allow time to plan the project and obtain any human or animal committee approvals needed. A one-page summary is to be submitted to get credit for a research elective.
Neurology Residency Sample Schedule
Neurology Resident Neuroscience Course Sample Schedule
Neurology/Neurosurgery Grand Rounds Sample Schedule
Rodger J. Elble, M.D., Ph.D., Professor and Chair; Department of Neurology, Residency Director; Director, Grand Rounds Program; Co-Director, Residents' Clinics; Movement Disorders, and Neurodegenerative Diseases, Director of Stroke
Thomas Ala, M.D., Supervisor, Alzheimer Disease/Dementia electives; Associate Professor of Neurology, Interim Director, Center for Alzheimer Disease and Related DIsorders (CADRD)
Dean K. Naritoku, M.D., Director, Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship, Journal Club, EEG rotation and electives; Professor, Neurology and Pharmacology.
M. Steven Evans, M.D., Director of Clinical Operations, Course Director, Basic Science Curriculum; Professor of Neurology.
K. Hari Acharya, M.D., Co-Director, EMG Program, Assistant Professor
Zeng Wang, M.D., Ph.D., Co-Director, EMG Program, Assistant Professer of Neurology
Hossam AbdelSalam, M.D., Director, Neurology Clerkship, Assistant Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics
Michael Pranzatelli, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics & Neurology, Chief of Pediatric Neurology.
Theodore R. Sunder, M.D. Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology and Pediatrics
Joseph Q. Henkle, MD, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Chief of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Division. Steve Todd, Director, MMC Sleep Laboratory.
Janice Walbert, REEGT, REPT, Director, St. John's School of Electro Neuro Diagnostic Technology (ENDT).
Diane Winkler, REEGT, REPT.
Steven Soltys, MD, Professor & Chair, Department of Psychiatry.
Jeff Bennett, MD, Director, Psychiatry Residency Program.
Raymond Bland, MD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry.
David Decker, MD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry.
Redentor Galang, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology.
Surgery/Neurosurgery
Jose Espinosa, MD, Assistant Professor and Division Chair of Department of Surgery's Division of Neurosurgery, Director of the Neurosurgery Rotation
Michael McIlhany, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
K. Thomas Robbins, MD., Chief of Otolaryngology/Carol Bauer, MD, Associate Professor.
Gayle Woodson, MD., Professor of Otolaryngology.
Kathleen Campbell, Ph.D., Professor of Otolaryngology; Director of Audiology.
Marian Girardi, MA, Director, Vestibular Clinic and Balance Disorders/Falls Clinic
Leonard Rybak, MD, Ph.D., Professor of Otolaryngology.
Romesh Khardori, MD, M.B., FACP, Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Internal Medicine; Chief of Endocrinology Division.
Internal Medicine/Infectious Disease
Nancy Khardori, MD, Professor of Internal Medicine; Chief of Infectious Disease Division; Medical Director, Infection Control.
Matthew J. Kuhn, MD, Clinical Professor & Chief of Radiology.
William Moore, MD, Ph.D., Clinical Professor of Radiology.
Lucy Christopherson, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiology.
Craig P. Russo, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiology,
Residency Graduates: Where are they now?
Martinez N, Gelber DA, Todd SM: Nocturnal paroxysmal dystonia: evidence for an epileptic etiology. Neurology abstr. 1992;42(suppl 3)154.
Faingold CL, Riaz A: 1992. Neuronal networks in convulsant drug-induced seizures. In: Faingold CL, Fromm GH (eds) Drugs for control of epilepsy, GH Boca Raton: CRC Press,pp 213-251.
Woofter MJA, Manyam BV: Safety of long-term levodopa therapy in malignant melanoma. Clinical Neuropharm 1994;17(4)315-319.
Bashir K, Manyam BV: Clozapine for the control of hemiballismus. Clinical Neuropharm 1994;17(5):477-480.
Brilliant M, Hughes L, Anderson D, Ghobrial M, Elble, RJ: Rarefied white matter in patients with Alzheimer disease. Alzheimer disease & Associated Disorders 1995;9(1):39-46.
Patel J, Naritoku DK: Gabapentin for the treatment of hemifacial spasm. Clinical Neuropharm 1996;19(2):185-188.
Qureshi F, Morales A, Elble RJ: Tremor due to infarction in the ventrolateral thalamus.Movement Disorders 1996; 11(4):440-444.
Naritoku DK and Sinha S. Prolongation of midazolam half-life after sustained infusion for status epilepticus. Neurology 2000; 54:1366-1368.
Naritoku DK, Sinha S: Status epilepticus in patient with 'do not resuscitate' (DNR) orders. Clinical Lessons in Epilepsy 1999; 2(2):4-5.
S Sinha, D Naritoku: Intravenous valproate is well tolerated in unstable patients with status epilepticus. Neurology 2000;55:722-724.
E. Daniela Hord, M. Steven Evans, Sajjad Mueed, Bola Adamolekun, and Dean K. Naritoku. The Effect of Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Migraines. The Journal of Pain 2003; 4(9): 530-534.
How to Apply for Residency Positions in Neurology:
Criteria:
All candidates are required to apply through ERAS.
Preliminary year of training is provided.
Applicants must be no more than 5 years post MD graduation.
USMLE part 1 and 2 scores must be at least 85 each.
Candidates should apply early.
Applications are reviewed on a first come, first serve basis.
Once the interview schedule is filled, we stop interviewing.
The following information is required from every applicant:
ERAS Application
Dean's letter attesting to graduation from Medical school
GPA's and/or class rank
USMLE score sheets, CSA exam, ECFMG certificate
We begin accepting applications in September each year.
SIU accepts applications from:
Graduates of U.S. medical or Osteopathic Schools
Permanent U.S. residents who have graduated from foreign medical schools
IMG's willing to work on J-1 visas.
Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
Incomplete applications and those not meeting program requirements will not be reviewed.
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