Department of Neurology

Training & Education

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About Our Programs

The Department of Neurology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC offers comprehensive graduate medical education across two residency programs and nine clinical fellowships. Our training programs combine rigorous clinical experience with dedicated academic and research time, preparing the next generation of neurologists for careers in community practice, academic medicine, and subspecialty leadership. Residents and fellows train alongside nationally recognized faculty at Keck Hospital of USC, USC Arcadia Hospital, Los Angeles General Medical Center, and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.

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The program provides a foundation in basic neuroscience plus an opportunity to become fluent in the use of traditional clinical skills and modern technology for the treatment of Neurologic disease. The USC Neurology residency-training program provides learning via direct patient care in a teaching structure that emphasizes responsibility, scholarship, and the development of moral and ethical standards. Formal didactics with protected time for lectures compliment bedside learning.

Residency Program

The Department of Neurology offers two neurology residency programs. The Keck School of Medicine of USC Neurology Residency Program is a new ACGME-approved program based at Keck Hospital of USC and USC Arcadia Hospital, welcoming its first class in 2027. The USC/Los Angeles General Medical Center Neurology Residency is our long-established co-sponsored program based at Los Angeles General Medical Center. Both programs offer four-year categorical training.

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Fellowship Program

There are nine clinical fellowship opportunities available each year, each focusing on a distinct area of neurology. These include the Headache Fellowship, Movement Disorders Fellowship, Neurocritical Care Fellowship, Vascular Neurology Fellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship, Neuro-immunology Fellowship, Epilepsy Fellowship, Intraoperative Monitoring Fellowship, and Behavioral Neurology Fellowship.

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