Arrowhead Regional Medical Center Program

Program Identity & Fit

ARMC's Neurology Residency is a categorical, safety-net county-hospital program serving San Bernardino County's underserved population, with clinical training anchored at ARMC and extended through Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Fullerton Neurology and Headache Center, and CUSM Health for subspecialty and pediatric neurology exposure. The four-year block structure emphasizes broad inpatient/outpatient exposure, a resident-run continuity clinic beginning PGY-2, and progressive clinical autonomy culminating in a PGY-4 chief resident role, with structured elective time (neuro-oncology, neuro-infectious disease, neurorehabilitation, pain, etc.) explicitly framed around either fellowship preparation or direct entry into practice. The program's didactic infrastructure (stroke QI committee membership, vascular neurology conference, board review, journal club) signals a clinically-grounded, community-embedded training identity rather than a research-driven or quaternary academic one, though institution-wide GME benefits show support for scholarly activity and conference presentation. The program appears to value residents comfortable with high clinical volume in a resource-variable, underserved county setting and willing to take early ownership of patient care.