General Residency Information

Patient Rounds
Rounds are made with the faculty and residents on a daily basis, and occur at MCG Hospital, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and/or the Children's Medical Center according to the patient population of each service.

Call Schedule
The frequency of on-call duty for House Officers is, on the average, no more than every third night. House officers are required to spend, on the average, at least 1 full day out of 7 away from Program duties. It shoud be noted that these frequencies are averages over a 4 week period of time and a House Officer's call schedule may vary according to patient care needs and the particular service involved.

Salary and Benefits, FY 2008 (July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009)
 PGY 1  $44,321
 PGY 2  $45,758
 PGY 3  $47,268
 PGY 4  $49,096
 PGY 5  $50,953
 PGY 6  $53,126
 PGY 7  $54,968

Criminal Background Check
A House Officer's contract is contingent upon consenting to a criminal background check through MCG Division of Public Safety

Time Off
Each resident is allowed 21 days off for annual leave, to be taken in 7 day blocks. Annual leave does not accrue from year to year.

Each resident is given 7 days per year of leave to attend educational conferences.

Residents are allowed 5 days for off-campus interviews.

Residents are allocated 14 days of sick leave per year and may accrue to a maximum of 21 days. After the first year 7 days of sick leave may carry over.

Annual, conference, and educational leave dates are subject to the approval of the resident's attending, chief resident and program director. Leave requests should be submitted 30 days ahead of time.

Education Conferences
Morning Report -- Daily education session with ward attending and residents. Residents on call present cases seen during the previous night and these cases are used as discussion for the day's educational session.

Monday Resident Conferences -- These weekly conferences give instruction in a variety of areas ranging from neurologic disorders to specific case discussions.

Neuromuscular Conference -- Monthly conference focused around neuromuscular disorders and their treatment.

Neuroradiology Conference -- Weekly teaching session educating residents in reading films and applying this to the treatment of their patients.

GME Lecture Series -- Lecture series provided by the Graduate Medical Education office to give residents training in areas not provided by the Department of Neurology.

Grand Rounds -- Weekly conference with topics ranging from case presentations to the latest treatments in neurology. This conference frequently has visiting professors from around the nation. One week per month is focused on Pediatric Neurology.

Professor Rounds -- Weekly education session where the ward resident chooses a challenging case and an attending goes over the case and the group discusses treatment options and other issues regarding the case.

Friday Lecture Series -- This weekly lecture series encompasses several series of lectures throughout the year. These sessions include a block for neuroanatomy, urgent neurology, child neurology, neuromuscular disorders, stroke, epilepsy, and other areas of importance.

Neuropathology -- Monthly conference with pathology faculty.

Epilepsy Conference -- Monthly conference focusing on epilepsy treatment and new medications available in this area.

Stroke Conference -- Monthly conference with an emphasis on stroke treatment, new treatment modalities, and case presentations.

M & M Conference -- Departmental morbidity and mortality review.

Other Benefits
Resident benefits include group health insurance for the resident, malpractice insurance, group life insurance, disability insurance and parking. Dental insurance, health insurance for the resident's family, and additional life insurance are available at an additional cost.

Approximately 210 third-year medical students rotate through the Department of Neurology each year. Our residents assume roles of mentor, teacher, and advisor.

For additional resident information, visit the MCG Graduate Medical Education site: www.mcg.edu/Resident/