Indiana University School of Medicine Program

Program Identity & Fit

Indiana University's Child Neurology Residency is a five-year academic program combining two years of pediatrics with three years of neurology training, based at Riley Hospital for Children, one of Indiana's oldest and largest children's hospitals, within an urban academic medical center in downtown Indianapolis. As the state's primary academic neuroscience hub, the program is embedded in a department with extensive subspecialty fellowship infrastructure (neuroimmunology, neuro-ophthalmology, movement disorders, behavioral neurology, vascular neurology), giving residents exposure to a broad range of pediatric and adult neurologic subspecialties and research-active faculty. Graduates predominantly enter academic health centers, with some pursuing private practice or industry, reflecting a program oriented toward producing well-rounded academic child neurologists rather than a narrow research-only pipeline. The small size (two child neurology residents per year, working alongside neurodevelopmental disabilities residents) suggests a close-knit, mentorship-based training model rather than a high-volume, high-autonomy structure.