Baylor College of Medicine Program

Program Identity & Fit

Baylor College of Medicine's Child Neurology Residency is a large, tertiary/quaternary academic program based at Texas Children's Hospital, the nation's largest children's hospital and a top-2 nationally ranked pediatric neurology and neurosurgery center, giving residents exposure to complex and rare pediatric neurological disease alongside common conditions. The program's multi-track structure (Foundational, Dual Board Eligibility, Basic Neuroscience for MD/PhD applicants, and Reserved Position pathways) signals genuine flexibility in shaping trainees toward general child neurology, dual pediatrics/neurology certification, or basic science careers, with the Basic Neuroscience track culminating in a dedicated PGY5 research year mentored within the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, the only institute in the country devoted solely to pediatric neuroscience. Adult neurology training is distributed across Baylor St. Luke's, Ben Taub, and the Michael E. DeBakey VA, broadening exposure beyond the pediatric quaternary environment, and residents are actively engaged as teachers of rotating residents and students. The program's identity is built around integrated subspecialty faculty depth (epilepsy, movement disorders, neuromuscular, autoimmune encephalitis, sleep, stroke) and structured research infrastructure, reflecting an academic center that values residents pursuing subspecialized or research-oriented child neurology careers.