Yale-New Haven Hospital Program

Program Identity & Fit

Yale's Child Neurology Residency is a five-year categorical academic program combining two years of general pediatrics, one year of adult neurology at Yale-New Haven Hospital and the West Haven VA, and two years of intensive child neurology training at Yale New Haven Children's Hospital. The curriculum offers extensive subspecialty clinic exposure (epilepsy, ketogenic diet, movement disorders, neuro-oncology, neurofibromatosis, tuberous sclerosis, spina bifida, neuromuscular disease) and a close relationship with the Yale Child Study Center for neurodevelopmental and behavioral disorders, giving trainees breadth across both common and rare pediatric neurologic disease. Structured elective and research blocks in years two and three, paired with faculty mentorship, allow individualized tailoring toward either academic or private-practice careers, with explicit exposure to neuropathology, EEG/epilepsy, neuroradiology, neurosurgery, and EMG. The program frames itself around building a strong clinical-neuroscience foundation while supporting resident-driven scholarly projects rather than mandating a research career track.