Thoughts on university of Louisville neurology?

[justmoi]

I apologize if this is the wrong place to post or if it's recently been asked but does anyone have any insights on the neurology program at Uof Louisville? I saw some old comments from 2009 but what is the current thinking and how does it now compare to lexingtons?

I'd appreciate any thoughts/comments

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[J-Rad]

Moving to Neurology.

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[Elipsis]

I'm a student at U of L. Just finished my neurology rotation about a month ago. The residents here are mostly IMGs with a U of L grad every few years. Residents work their butts off here, especially on stroke months because it's a small program for the volume covered. The department needs a few more attendings but has had difficulty holding onto new hires (mainly for salary related reasons from what I've heard). Some of the attendings are less than supportive of the residents, but this wasn't true of the majority. The residents I encountered were all really good and easy to work with. Overall I think people come out of here well trained and independent. This program needs more attendings and more residents before it will be strong, but it's probably worth a look if you're interviewing in the area. From what I understand though UK is considered to be a far superior training program; they have a much larger department and take more residents. That said, the volume and variety of patients that come into U of L are pretty impressive.

 

[Brainiac22]

I am currently training in the UofL Neurology, so my opinion might be a bit biased. I have seen so many old reviews about Louisville, that I felt compelled to provide an update. Just like any other programs, UofL Neurology has had its fair share of ups and downs, which was mainly because of the problems at the University level. Most of the residents over last 4-5 years have been IMGs. Since last 2-3 years, AMGs are catching up and comprise on an average 2 out 3 residents per year. At the same time, they are adding and retaining the new faculties. They are adding 3-4 faculties per year since last 3 years.

Work load: It is a busy program. It is a major referral center for southern Indiana and Northern Kentucky. Services are busy, which also makes you efficient and you get to see a wide range of pathology. But, you are left drained and exhausted by the end of the rotation. To counteract this, they have tried hiring NPs which share the work load and see the subacute patients which await placement. They are also working on expanding the complement to 5 residents per year

Faculty strength: UofL Neurology now has at least one faculty from almost all the sub specialties, and they are hiring more every year and retaining them, which used to be a problem previously. The attendings are very laid back and friendly. Some of them are nationally renowned.

Some negatives: small size of the program (they are planning to expand), would like more faculties (hopefully, they are able to hire more), not very strong on research.

I would be happy to answer any other questions.

 

[typhoonegator]

Two threads on exactly the same topic. Closing this one, continue posting in the other one if interested.