Program Overview
Summary of Residency Program
The Adult Neurology Residency Program at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School trains outstanding clinical neurologists who are astute in neuroscience, compassionate in care and resilient in adversity. We prepare residents for careers in academic medicine or private practice through intensive, supervised exposure to inpatients and outpatients, daily formal didactics, and mentored scholarly activity. Our program emphasizes an exceptional teaching experience, with more than 20 faculty members who are regional and international experts in neurology subspecialties. Graduates have pursued fellowships in various subspecialties, thanks to our department's strong clinical and academic environment.
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Program Details
Specialty
Neurology
IMG Friendly (Y/N)
Yes
IMG Friendly (detail)
Yes! We welcome strong IMG candidates to apply to our program. We have had many excellent IMG graduates of our program, including several prior chief residents. Please note that IMG applicants who match in our program have generally had extensive US clinical experience prior to applying for residency. We are only able to sponsor J1 visas through ECFMG (now Inhealth).
Categorical Positions
15
Categorical Positions (detail)
15 total residents (including PGY-1 preliminary positions linked at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center)
Program Website
Address
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Program Director
Deviyani Mehta, MD
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Current Residents
Overview
Currently, there are residents who are part of the Class of 2025, 2026, and 2027. This includes MD and DO graduates from various medical schools, showing diversity in medical backgrounds and experiences. Some notable residents include Jenny Abdulkarim, Jemin Ahn, and Celeste Soares deCamargo.
PGY-1 MD
PGY-1 DO
PGY-1 IMG
Curriculum & Education
Overview
The curriculum includes intensive, supervised exposure to inpatients and outpatients, daily formal didactics and mentored scholarly activity, preparing residents for a career in academic medicine or private practice.
Application
Application deadline: October 31. Interviews for invited applicants take place from October through mid-January. Required documents through ERAS: CV, personal statement, USMLE part I & II scores, ECFMG certificate (IMGs), official medical school transcript, three letters of recommendation (one from a neurology attester), a comprehensive letter from the medical school's Dean's office, and the director of the PGY-1 medicine program.
# of Locations
1
Fellowship
Our graduates have gone onto competitive fellowships in a wide variety of subspecialties including stroke, neurocritical care, movement disorders, headache, neuro-oncology, epilepsy, neuromuscular medicine and others.
Resident Life
Overview
The Adult Neurology Residency Program at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School trains outstanding clinical neurologists who are astute in neuroscience, compassionate in care and resilient in adversity.
On Call Schedule
Night float covers from 7 pm to 7 am 6 days a week. A PGY2 or 3 resident will cover a 24 hour call on Saturday and a 12 hour day call on Sunday.
# of Years of Program
4
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Alumni
Alumni pursue various fellowships including stroke, neurocritical care, movement disorders, headache, neuro-oncology, epilepsy, and neuromuscular medicine.
Salary & Benefits
Benefits Overview
Uniform package of benefits consistent with all graduate medical educational programs operated by the medical school; full details are continuously updated by the Office of Graduate Medical Education.
PGY-1 Salary
Vacation