Hope everyone had a very happy Match Day! Congratulations to all who are about to join the ranks. Due to the popularity of my IMG friendly pediatric program list, I decided to add a similar list for child neurology programs.

We present to you the most complete and up-to-date IMG friendly neurology residency programs list with full match selection criteria and requirements for these programs. This book is essentially written for international medical graduates seeking residency in the US.

In general, child neurology is not an intensely competitive field. There are about 70 programs in the country (almost all university based) ranging from 1 to 5 spots available per year, however most programs will only have 1 or 2 openings. Child neuro tends to be field that is very international graduate friendly because it just hasn't garnered enough attention from US students, so if you are a foreign medical graduate (FMG) with strong step scores and good letters of recommendation, you can essentially get an interview at any program in the US. If you are coming out of the Caribbean however, there is always that issue of stigma.

Because so few people from the Caribbean match into child neurology, I could not put as extensive a list together as I hoped, but I can offer the list of places that gave me the opportunity to interview. Without further ado, these are the programs that gave little old St. Maarten me a shot: -Tufts Medical Center Program (Boston, MA) -University of Mississippi Medical Center Program (Jackson, MS) -St. Louis University School of Medicine Program (St Louis, MO) -Duke University Hospital Program (Durham, NC) -Wake Forest University School of Medicine Program (Winston-Salem, NC) -SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn Program (Brooklyn, NY) -University at Buffalo Program (Buffalo, NY) -Cleveland Clinic Foundation Program (Cleveland, OH) -St. Christopher's Hospital for Children Program (Philadelphia, PA) -Medical University of South Carolina Program (Charleston, SC) -University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (Houston, TX) -> MATCHED -University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School Program (Austin, TX) -University of Virginia Program (Charlottesville, VA) Obviously the above programs are some of the best pediatric programs in the country so your 2 years of general peds training is extremely strong. And what most people don't realize is.

If for some reason you have a change of heart and want to stay general pediatrics, no one is going to force you to finish 5 years of child neuro. You can finish off as a categorical pediatric resident, and coming from the Caribbean and ending up at program like these- I'd say you did very well for yourself. I ended up ranking 18 programs and UT-Houston was actually third on my rank list. I had a hard time deciding between UT, UVA, Duke, SLU for my top spot and on multiple occasions each had seen #1, but by the time my rank list was due, I had settled for UVA first, Duke second, and UT-Houston third.

I could not be happier with the way things turned out. My best advice to you is to enjoy as much life as you can while you're off residency. If you aren't confident in your presentation skills or note writing, I recommend asking to rotate somewhere to sharpen these two skills because its essential as an intern for an easier transition. Otherwise, enjoy life to the fullest before you start residency. Photoshop plugin software. Residency so far is good.

Currently in my third year of five. I'm doing adult neurology currently and have been learning a great amount. I have better hours and never work more than 12h at a time. When I was on pedi I had 28h calls every 4th day while in the ICUs and wards. Anonymous Alrighty today is the day, woo hoo!