Tower Health Program

Neurology Analyst Verified · Oct 19, 2026

Tower Health Program

Tower Health Program is a residency program specializing in Neurology, located in West Reading, Pennsylvania, directed by Jyoti A. Pillai, MBBS, MD, MRCP and coordinated by Amanda Brown. The program accepts applications through December 31, 2026 and holds an accreditation status of Continued. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at [email protected] or (215) 762-4592. IMGPrep analysts have verified and compiled this program’s IMG acceptance rate, USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 score requirements, Visa Sponsorship Policy, graduation year cutoff, and ECFMG certificate requirements — available to IMGPrep subscribers.

Program Identity & Fit

Tower Health's Neurology Residency is a newly ACGME-accredited categorical program (four years, six residents per year) based at Reading Hospital in West Reading, PA, a community-based tertiary referral center serving the Reading/Berks County region. As an inaugural program, it is still establishing its clinical infrastructure, curriculum emphases, and research pipeline, with limited publicly detailed information on subspecialty tracks, procedural volume, or named pathways. The program's regional referral role and community-hospital setting suggest an orientation toward broad clinical neurology training rather than a narrow academic or research mission, though specifics on fellowship placement or scholarly output are not yet established given its early stage. Its location within reasonable travel distance of Philadelphia, Baltimore, and New York City may support external elective or networking opportunities not detailed on the site.

Who it fits
An applicant drawn to building experience within a new, community-based neurology program and comfortable establishing themselves without a long track record of prior graduate outcomes or named subspecialty pathways.
Research intensity
Low - not emphasized in available program materials; no research infrastructure, tracks, or expectations described.
Career orientation
Community Practice
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Tower Health Program
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12/31/2026
48 days left

PA

Continued

Deadline 12/31/2026 48 days left
Accreditation Status Continued
SCORE
USMLE STEP 1
USMLE STEP 1
USMLE STEP 2
USMLE STEP 2

SCORE NOTES

VISA POLICY

VISA

GRADUATION CUT OFF

GRADUATION CUT OFF

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

ECFMG CERTIFICATE

ECFMG CERTIFICATE

CURRENT RESIDENTS
Residents
Current Residents.pdf
Program Director
Name: Jyoti A. Pillai, MBBS, MD, MRCP
Program Coordinator
Name: Amanda Brown Email: [email protected] Phone: (215) 762-4592 Address: ,West Reading
Program Website
https://www.towerhealth.org/academic-affairs/residency-programs/adult-neurology-residency-program
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