The neurology residency program at Penn State University College of Medicine is a three-year training program.  Candidates must have completed an ACGME approved PGY-1 year where he/she does at least 8 months of internal medicine.  Applicants may choose to do their PGY-1 year at PSU or at another institution accredited by the ACGME.  Residency training in neurology is provided by full-time neurology faculty, complemented by full-time medical faculty with joint appointments in other departments such as pediatrics, surgery, ophthalmology, radiology and pathology.

Our department and attending staff members are nationally and internationally recognized for quality patient care, clinical teaching and research.  The training of new neurologists is a major goal of our faculty.  We take pride in our role as a university teaching hospital and give teaching a high priority.  In fact, there is no separation between private and teaching patients, which allows the resident broader clinical exposure.  We build our curriculum around active patient-care experiences.  These experiences are the intellectual backbone of neurology.  Since this process can best be taught by demonstration, we encourage one-on-one teaching opportunities between the faculty and our residents.  The high ratio (almost 2:1) of full-time attending staff members to the number of residents allows ample opportunity for one-on-one teaching.  Attending physicians are always available to discuss patient-care issues and serve as guides in the process of resident education.

At Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, the Department of Neurology functions as a tertiary referral center as well as a primary care center. The facility serves more than 1.5 million people in central Pennsylvania.  Our residents experience a remarkably diverse caseload.