Neurology
Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center has a rich tradition in graduate medical education and has been training medical students, residents, and fellows for over 50 years. We are proud to offer a four-year categorical program in adult Neurology. The overall mission of our program is to train highly skilled, professional, and empathic clinical neurologists, who can apply evidence-based care in a holistic and individualized manner, to a diverse community in all clinical settings. Our program has a strong clinical focus but also places an emphasis on the importance of excellence in research and administrative leadership to better the lives of our community.
We are fortunate to support CMC-Main Hospital, Atrium Health’s flagship, tertiary care hospital located in the heart of Charlotte, NC. Annually, we manage over 100,000 neurology related patient encounters in the inpatient and outpatient settings, including 9000 acute code strokes, over 4000 EMGs and over 10,000 EEG studies. CMC boasts a level I Trauma Center, Joint Commission Accredited Comprehensive Stroke Center, and Level 4 NAEC Epilepsy Center.
"Thank you for considering applying to our Adult Neurology residency program. While we are a new program, Carolinas Medical Center has a 50+ year reputation in training exceptional physicians. We are fortunate to be a part of this amazing, well-established academic community. Our program is designed around one goal- to provide the highest level of education to produce exceptional neurologists. My promise as program director is to provide you with the support and resources necessary to help advance your desired career and help you mature into a confident clinical neurologist capable of managing even the most complex neurological disorders."
Dr. LG
Christopher R. Leon Guerrero, MD
Program Director
CMC-Internal Medicine Alumni Preliminary Intern Class of 2010
Meet the Faculty
With a nationally and internationally renowned team of physicians who serve as faculty, our residents have access to a breadth of experience and knowledge in the Adult Neurology residency program. View their bios.
Program Curriculum
The curriculum is designed to prepare our residents for independent practice as a general neurologist or neuro-hospitalist. Nevertheless, trainees will have ample exposure to all of the major subspecialties within neurology to help aide in decision making regarding fellowship training if desired. The program is centered around the outpatient experience and well over half of the training is in the outpatient setting including general continuity clinic, specialty continuity clinic, and electives. The bulk of inpatient experience will be on the primary (admitting) stroke service as well as the consult only (non-admitting) general neurology service.
Additional information on curriculum in this program can be found here.
Resident Rotation Schedule
Residents will have a specific rotation from residency years PGY-1 through PGY-4.
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