Important Dates & Deadlines
All applications for positions in our four-year categorical neurology program must go through the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP), using the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). We conduct a holistic review of applications and invite the most promising applicants to interview. Interviews are generally conducted from mid-October through mid-December. Rank order lists must be submitted to the NRMP by mid-February, with Match Day generally in mid-March. Please visit the NRMP and ERAS website for complete information about application, schedules, and regulations for the binding match.
Qualifications
We welcome all qualified applicants from the United States and abroad. Applicants must have an M.D., D.O. or M.B.B.S. degree, or be in their senior year of medical school. Foreign medical graduates must comply with all requirements of the Accreditation Committee for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and must obtain certification from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) by the time of rank-list submission.
All applications are reviewed and considered for interview, utilizing a holistic review process as recommended by the AAMC. The holistic review metrics were defined by our department to reflect the ideal characteristics of a neurology resident for our program, and include applicant experiences in clinical care, research, education, and community outreach, and applicant attributes such as teamwork, communication skills, emotional intelligence, and resilience. No individual metric will preclude consideration for interview, but applicants ideally should have passed the USMLE/COMLEX exams on first attempt and have completed their medical training no more than five years before application.
Because the holistic structure naturally slows the overall review process, interview invitations are sent on a rolling basis throughout the interview season. Emailed requests to review applications are not necessary unless there is a very specific issue that the applicant wishes to bring to our attention (eg, coordination of couples-match interviews) and will not have an impact on the selection to interview.
What should I expect on my interview day?
The UF Neurology residency program will conduct virtual interviews during the 2024-2025 interview season, as recommended by the AAMC and American Academy of Neurology. This ensures equity across all applicants, regardless of ability to pay for travel – and we feel it’s important to follow the rules put in place to help applicants, even if it means we have to work a little harder to share our residency with you from afar!
The night before your interview, you will meet with residents for a casual social event – the goal is for everyone to get to know one another. During the interview day itself, you’ll begin by observing our daily Morning Report, in which our residents dissect the localization, differential diagnosis, and management of an interesting inpatient case. You will also receive an overview of the program from the PD, interview with up to 4 faculty members, and have ample time to ask questions of the faculty, residents, and chair.
Does the program sponsor second-look visits?
The program offers in-person second-look visits for applicants on select days in late January/early February. All interviewed applicants will receive an invitation and further information from the program coordinator. These activities are offered solely to assist applicants with their individual rank-list decisions, and the choice to participate (or not) will have no bearing on our rank list, which will be finalized beforehand. During your visit, you will meet with residents, join inpatient team rounds, and tour the hospital.
Requests for informal visits on other days will be accommodated on a case-by-cases basis, depending on resident availability. Please note, all of the residents are off during either the Christmas or New Year’s holidays, thus due to the reduced workforce on campus we will not be able to accommodate visitors in the second half of December or first week of January.
Visas
We will sponsor J-1 visas. Unfortunately, the short timeline between Match Day and residency start date precludes initiation of a new H1-b visa application or porting an existing H1-b visa. UF can only sponsor H1-b visas if the applicant is currently on an F (student) visa and eligible for an OPT year.
Technical Standards for Residency
Candidates for Neurology Residency must have abilities and skills in the areas of observation, communication, motor, intellectual, and behavioral and social attitudes, as outlined in the technical requirements for residency.
For more information contact
Jennifer Shipley
Residency Program Coordinator
Department of Neurology
Box 100236, UFHSC
Gainesville, Florida 32610-0236
Email: Jennifer.Shipley@neurology.ufl.edu
Phone: 352-273-5550
Christina A. Wilson, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Neurology Residency Program
Department of Neurology
Box 100236, UFHSC
Gainesville, Florida 32610-0236
Email: christina.wilson@neurology.ufl.edu
Phone: 352-273-5550