University of Tennessee College of Medicine Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a university-affiliated, academically-oriented four-year neurology program (including a built-in transitional PGY-1 through Baptist DeSoto) based in Memphis, drawing on a multihospital system - Methodist University Hospital, Baptist Memorial, Regional One Health, VA Medical Center, Le Bonheur Children's, and St. Jude - giving broad exposure to stroke/neurocritical care, endovascular neurology, epilepsy, neuromuscular disease, and pediatric neurology. The program has in-house fellowships (Clinical Neurophysiology, Neurocritical Care, Vascular Neurology) and structured elective time (6-7 months across PGY-3/4) allowing subspecialty focus, alongside a Master Educator Track and a Resident-Student Mentorship Program tied to SIGN, reflecting an emphasis on grooming future academic neurologists and teachers. Faculty retention of former residents (over one-third) and dedicated Associate PDs for research, education, and wellness signal an institution invested in longitudinal academic development rather than pure service-based training. While clinical volume and breadth are central, research is structurally supported but not uniformly mandatory, positioning the program toward academic and fellowship-track careers while remaining open to private practice paths.