Child Neurology

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Is child neurology a subspecialty of neurology or pediatrics or both?

I've gone looking at different residency listings, and some say you do a neuro residency, then child neuro fellowship, others say peds residency, child neuro fellowship.

However, I also know that there are programs that combine all three into 1 residency(at least, I know there's one at Cincinnati Children's Hospital).

 

[xnfs93hy]

Is child neurology a subspecialty of neurology or pediatrics or both?

I've gone looking at different residency listings, and some say you do a neuro residency, then child neuro fellowship, others say peds residency, child neuro fellowship.

However, I also know that there are programs that combine all three into 1 residency(at least, I know there's one at Cincinnati Children's Hospital).

I think it is neuro then peds.

 

[ToldYouSo]

Is child neurology a subspecialty of neurology or pediatrics or both?

I've gone looking at different residency listings, and some say you do a neuro residency, then child neuro fellowship, others say peds residency, child neuro fellowship.

However, I also know that there are programs that combine all three into 1 residency(at least, I know there's one at Cincinnati Children's Hospital).

I'm not sure that it's a subspecialty of just one thing, it involves pediatrics and neurology so it could be viable from either field. It's kind of like a sleep medicine fellowship, you can do one from famlily practice, internal medicine, pediatrics etc.... I guess it's not one of those clearly defined fields tha have a definite prerequisite specialty. Hope I helped somewhat!

 

[smq123]

Is child neurology a subspecialty of neurology or pediatrics or both?

http://www.sfmatch.org/residency/child_neurology/index.htm

It's not quite a formal "subspecialty" in the traditional sense. I think most people get into via the 2 years of peds route, though.

Child neuro can also be early match for 4th year med students. I believe, but am not 100% sure, that when you apply to child neurology, you also have to apply concurrently to their affiliated peds program....sort of like when you apply for urology or neurosurgery, you often have to apply to their affiliated general surgery program for your first year or two of residency.

This is definitely a question that can be asked in the neurology forums. I'm not that familiar with child neuro, so take everything I've said with a grain of salt.

 

[Terpskins99]

Pediatric neurology is usually obtained by first completing 2 or 3 years of general pediatrics (you can do either), then 3 years of pediatric neurology (which is actually split up as 1 year adult neurology + 2 years pediatric neurology).

4th year medical students can apply to both simultaneously (2 year peds + 3 years pediatric neurology), or one can simply complete an entire 3 year general pediatrics residency and apply for pediatric neurology afterwards. Both routes are popular options. The first route simply because you have 5 years total training. Those that go the second route often do so so because they were not sure if they were ready to commit themselves to peds neuro while still in medical school and wanted the option to explore other subspecialities within pediatrics (e.g. pediatric cardiology, adolescent medicine, neonatology... etc).

It is possible to do adult neurology first (1 year internship + 3 years adult neurology) and then pediatric neurology (only 2 years), though this route is somewhat unconventional and you maybe required to do an extra year of general pediatrics as well. Thats potentially 7 years of residency there!

 

[John Stanhope]

If you want to be a pediatric neurologist or anything
along thos lines your going to have to pic up a residency
in neurology first then a good idea would be to write your
thesis (before chief residency) on pediatrics. Then go for
board Cert. in neurolgy.

John Stanhope,MD,B.S.c
Chief of Medicine,
A.P.S. Research/NPRS/CAPM
(dept. cognitive Neurosurgery)

 

[Terpskins99]

If you want to be a pediatric neurologist or anything
along thos lines your going to have to pic up a residency
in neurology first then a good idea would be to write your
thesis (before chief residency) on pediatrics. Then go for
board Cert. in neurolgy.

John Stanhope,MD,B.S.c
Chief of Medicine,
A.P.S. Research/NPRS/CAPM
(dept. cognitive Neurosurgery)

I don't believe I've ever seen an attending misspell so many words in so few sentences. Then again, perhaps its because you're actually a high school student getting a D in English.

 

[Silverman780]

It actually varies from program to program
it can be either a sub-specialty of neurology
or can be a sub-specialty of pediatrics
here is UW site: http://depts.washington.edu/neurolog/peds/