The
McGill University Neurology and Neurosurgery Residency Programs have the specific
goals of training both clinical neurologists and neurosurgeons and academic
clinician-scientists. They are designed to meet requirements in adult
neurology, pediatric neurology, and neurosurgery of the Collège
des Médecins du Québec and the Royal College of
Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
The programs are university-based and include the neurological and
neurosurgical departments of the Montreal Neurological Institute, Montreal
General Hospital, Montreal Children's Hospital, Glen Hospital (Royal Victoria) and the Sir M.B. Davis -
Jewish General Hospital. Residents rotate to each hospital in the course of
their training.
ADULT NEUROLOGY
The 5-year
adult neurology training program is comprised of 1 year of internal medicine
and 4 years of neurology. The core training includes a total 2 years of
clinical rotations on the teaching units of the participating hospitals,
including 12 weeks of child neurology and 8 weeks of clinical epilepsy-EEG.
All residents have rotations in EMG/neuromuscular disease (12 weeks), and psychiatry (4 weeks). Thirty-two weeks of
electives are interspersed throughout the 4 years of neurology, and the last
24 weeks of the program consist of dedicated out-patient clinic rotations in
general and subspecialty neurology. A unique feature of the program is a the 24-week neuroscience research rotation, designed to
give residents first hand exposure to techniques and ideas in contemporary
clinical and basic neuroscience.
There is
an active teaching program in each of the participating hospitals. This
includes seminar series in the basic neurosciences, teaching rounds and
subspecialty teaching rounds. There are numerous lectures and seminars that
cover the broad spectrum of clinical and scientific neurology. There are
frequent guest lectures by neurologists and neuroscientists of international
stature.
Residents
are encouraged to pursue post-residency academic training in neurosciences,
or clinical fellowship training, either at McGill or elsewhere.
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Basic Clinical Year
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Inquiries
and applications should be directed to:
Dr.
Fraser Moore
Director
Adult Neurology Residency Program
c/o Nadia D'Amore
Montreal Neurological Institute
3801 University Street, Room 144
Montreal, Quebec
H3A 2B4
Tel: (514) 398-1904
FAX: (514) 398-4621
Email: residency.neurology@mcgill.ca
CHILD NEUROLOGY
The 5-year child neurology
training program consists of 1 year of pediatrics and 4 years of neurology. The
content of the neurology years is similar to the training in adult neurology,
the main difference being that the majority of the clinical neurology
exposure is at the Montreal Children's Hospital. Included in the Montreal
Children's Hospital neurology experience are an in-patient neurology clinical
teaching unit, an in-patient consultation service, and out-patient clinics
including general neurology clinics, and special clinics for children with
epilepsy, neurofibromatosis, neuromuscular disorders, and genetic neurometabolic disorders.
All child
neurology trainees spend 24 to 52 weeks in adult neurology at one or more of
the adult hospitals. The 24-week neuroscience research rotation is also
considered mandatory for pediatric neurology residents, and may be completed
at either the Montreal Children's Hospital or elsewhere within the McGill
system.
Inquiries
and applications should be directed to:
Dr.
Myriam Srour
Director
Child Neurology Residency Program
The Montreal Children's Hospital
1001 Boulevard Décarie
Montréal, QC H4A 3J1
514-412-4466
Email: residency.pedsneurology@mcgill.ca
NEUROSURGERY
The residency training program in neurosurgery
is under the direction of the Division of Neurosurgery of McGill University.
It is an integrated program. Adult elective neurosurgery is done exclusively
at the Montreal Neurological Hospital. Paediatric neurosurgery including
paediatric neurotrauma is done at the Montreal
Children's Hospital. Neuro-Trauma is done at the
Montreal General Hospital. All sites belong to the McGill University Health
Centre (MUHC).
Although the integrated program is of six years' duration, the length of the
program varies depending on the resident's career goals, the qualifying
specialty body for which he or she is making preparation and the individual
background of experience at McGill in medical and surgical disciplines.
Residents will need at least two years of Core General Surgery (available at
McGill) followed by a minimum of four years of Neurosurgical Training. The first year of neurosurgical
training is considered part of the Core Surgery Program. Residents should
pass the Principle of Surgery examinations during their second Core Surgery
year. They are expected to attend mandatory Core Surgery preparatory sessions
to that effect.
For the Neurosurgical Training, thirty-nine blocks are expected of individual
residents. Individual rotations are of three to four blocks' duration.
Residents will be expected to rotate through the four adult neurosurgery
services at the Montreal Neurological Hospital, the trauma rotation at the
MGH site and the paediatric rotation at the MCH site in junior resident
capacity. When they return to these rotations they automatically assume a
senior resident role on individual services. The second set
of rotations are usually of four blocks' duration.
Additionally residents are expected to do a year of electives in neurology,
neuroradiology, neuropathology and critical care neurosurgery.
Participation in research programs for qualified and interested residents is
encouraged during the course of training. Selected candidates may register
for graduate degrees with the approval of the head of the laboratory and the
program director. They can also register to the clinical investigator program
of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Their first year
of research is part of the residency training and can be extended to two further
years to obtain a degree.
The academic program includes weekly Grand Rounds and/or Inter-Service Rounds
on Monday. This is followed by in-training written examinations of the Royal
College Format every second week alternating with corrections of that exam
the other week. Additionally, there are Wednesday morning teaching sessions
organized by the Chief Residents. One day of protected teaching per week is
the norm on all services. During that day, clinical exposure to patients,
journal clubs, case presentations are scheduled. There is a weekly seizure
conference to discuss difficult seizure surgery patients. Twice yearly,
senior residents are given mock oral examinations of the Royal College
Format.
Canadian PGY-1 applicants are accepted via CaRMS.
Inquiries and applications should be directed to:
Dr. Jeffrey Atkinson, Program Director
Montreal Neurological Institute & Hospital
3801 University Street, Room 109
Montreal, QC H3A 2B4
Tel.: (514) 398-1935
Fax: (514) 398-2811
Email: luisa.birri@mcgill.ca
APPLICATIONS
Applications
for adult neurology, child neurology, or neurosurgery are encouraged from:
1) Fourth-year Canadian medical students through CaRMS.
Successful applicants will do a PGY-1 year in internal medicine or pediatrics
at a McGill teaching hospital followed by the 4-year neurology training
program.
2) Canadian citizens who are graduates of Canadian medical schools
outside Quebec and who have at least one year (post M.D.) of internal
medicine, pediatrics, and/or neurology training.
3) American citizens who are graduates of U.S. medical schools. These
applicants should apply through the American Matching Program for training in
neurology commencing a PGY-2 level; the PGY-1 in internal medicine or pediatrics
may also be done at McGill. Enquiries should be directed to:
Dr. Fraser Moore
Director,
Adult Neurology Residency Program
c/o Nadia D'Amore
Montreal Neurological Institute
3801 University Street, Room 140
Montreal, Quebec
H3A 2B4
Tel: (514) 398-2167
FAX: (514) 398-4621
Email: residency.neurology@mcgill.ca
Dr. Myriam Srour
Director
Child Neurology Residency Program
c/o Madeleine Disnard
The Montreal Children's Hospital
1001 Boulevard Décarie
Montréal, QC H4A 3J1
514-412-4466
Email: residency.pedsneurology@mcgill.ca
Dr. Jeffrey Atkinson
Director Neurosurgery Residency Program
c/o Ms. Luisa Birri
Montreal Neurological Institute
3801 University Street, Room 109
Montreal, Quebec
H3A 2B4
Tel: (514) 398-1938
FAX: (514) 398-2811
E-mail: luisa.birri@mcgill.ca
 
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