University of Tennessee College of Medicine Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a 5-year categorical child neurology program (2 years pediatrics + 3 years neurology) anchored at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, with distinctive access to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital for neuro-oncology and the Memphis Newborn Center for high-risk neonatal neurology, giving trainees exposure across epilepsy, neuromuscular disease, neuro-oncology, and neonatal neurology within one system. Adult neurology training is deliberately distributed across all three years (rather than front-loaded) at Methodist University Hospital, Regional One Health, and the VA, a structural choice the program frames as balancing board preparation with keeping residents embedded in pediatric neurology early. A dedicated research elective block exists in year three and the institution carries R1-level research infrastructure, but the program's own resident-life messaging emphasizes small cohort size, close faculty mentorship, and wellness/community culture more than research output as a defining feature. Graduate outcomes show a mix of academic pediatric neurology faculty appointments (several at Le Bonheur itself) and community/private practice, with fellowship subspecialization (epilepsy, sleep) represented among alumni.