University of Virginia Medical Center Program

Program Identity & Fit

UVA's Child Neurology program is a five-year academic categorical pathway (2 years pediatrics, 1 year adult neurology, 2 years child neurology) embedded in a university tertiary/quaternary medical center with an extensive array of multidisciplinary pediatric neurology subspecialty clinics (epilepsy, neuroimmunology, movement disorders, neuro-oncology, tuberous sclerosis, neurofibromatosis, ketogenic diet, CAPE). A distinctive feature is the monthly rural outreach clinic in medically underserved Southwest Virginia, giving residents longitudinal exposure to rural/underserved child neurology care alongside tertiary academic subspecialty medicine. The program offers two formal tracks—N-CERT (clinician-educator) and N-CIRT (clinician-investigator, oriented toward eventual K-award-level research)—signaling investment in both academic medicine and medical education career paths, with mandatory scholarly projects, national meeting participation, and structured mentorship built into the senior years. Resident testimonials emphasize a small, close-knit, low-competition culture with high faculty accessibility, meaningful autonomy in complex cases, and a deliberate balance between broad subspecialty exposure and intimate program size.