Welcome
The Child Neurology Residency at the University of Iowa is a five-year ACGME-accredited program.
Our program trains clinically excellent Child Neurologists with the range of knowledge and experience that will allow them to excel in the next phase of their careers, whether that involves further training and specialization or the practice of general child neurology.
We offer exposure to a wide variety of clinical problems with in-depth experience in our strong resident Continuity of Care Clinics—residents keep even the most challenging patients with the flexibility to have different faculty staffing individual patients.
Information specific to the Child Neurology training program requirements may be found at the ACGME's Neurology Residency Review Committee (RCC).
Quick Facts
Highly ranked by U.S. News and World Report
Two residents accepted annually
Six residents total
Five-year program (including preliminary years in Iowa's Pediatrics Residency)
Location: Most rotations are done at University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital, in Iowa City. Residents also rotate in adult neurology at the UI Health Care.
Research: Residents are required to complete scholarly activity, quality improvement project, and morbidity/mortality conference during residency.
The Iowa Difference
Here at Iowa, we maintain a strong commitment to creating well-rounded physicians. Our program aims to:
- Train clinically excellent Child Neurologists for Iowa and the surrounding states.
- Instill habits of professionalism and lifelong learning.
- Provide a strong educational foundation with exposure to a wide variety of clinical and research activities.
- Maintain a culture of wellness, graduated responsibilities and growth mindset.
Having attended the University of Iowa for medical school, I had the opportunity to work first hand with the amazing faculty and providers at Iowa and I knew it was a team I wanted to be a part of. On top of that, I had the privilege of working with the amazing patient population at University of Iowa Health Care. With this experience, I knew I wanted to complete my Child Neurology training at Iowa.
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Department Honors/Recognition
2024 U.S. News and World Report rankings:
- No.1 children's hospital in Iowa
- No. 40 in pediatric pediatric neurology and neurosurgery
- Highly ranked in eight other pediatric specialties
View some of our other distinctions and designations.
Pediatric researchers at the University of Iowa have a long history of breakthrough discoveries in both the clinical and laboratory setting. Explore our research.
