University of Maryland Program

Program Identity & Fit

University of Maryland's Neurology Residency is a university-based, tertiary-referral program anchored at a large academic medical center with Centers of Excellence in epilepsy, stroke, neurocritical care, movement/memory disorders, and neuroimmunology, drawing complex transfer patients from across Maryland alongside a safety-net West Baltimore population. Training integrates a 22-bed neuro-ICU, VA Medical Center rotations, Johns Hopkins pediatric neurology clinics, and a dedicated neurorehabilitation institute, giving residents graded autonomy in continuity clinic and broad subspecialty exposure rather than a narrow track structure. Research is available and actively facilitated through faculty mentorship and elective time but is not positioned as an expected output of training; the program instead emphasizes broad clinical competence, lifelong learning, and preparation for "any of the many career options" in neurology, with most graduates pursuing fellowship. The department explicitly values collegiality, teaching (residents are used as clerkship/course educators), diversity, and mentorship over a research-productivity or subspecialty-pipeline identity.