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The inpatient neurology team administers care to the neurology ward patients and provides consultative service to the hospital. The inpatient team consists of one neurology senior resident (G3 or 4), one neurology junior resident (G1 or 2), 2-3 medical students and often one or more medicine G-2 residents.

The neurology residents at UMMC manage all aspects of patient care and perform all procedures, under faculty supervision, for all patients admitted to the neurology inpatient service. Neurology residents are given progressive responsibility for patient care in cooperation and close communication with attending neurologists.

The service is divided into a general neurology consultation-only service and a stroke service.

The general neurology consult service is headed by a neurology senior resident (PGY-3 or PGY-4) and staffed by a neurohospitalist, while the stroke team consists of a neurology PGY-2 resident, a staff physician with special expertise in vascular neurology or neurocritical care. Medical students and rotating residents from other services, including a neurology PGY-1 resident, two or three transitional residents, and often neurosurgery or psychiatry PGY-1 residents divide their time between the general neurology consult service and the stroke service.

The inpatient team consists of two neurology residents, one psychiatry intern, and 2-3 medical students. The inpatient team sees consultations and occasionally admits patients for prolonged video EEG monitoring. Home call is divided among neurology residents for coverage after hours. Residents are expected to be able to report to the hospital within 30 minutes while on call.