application information

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Thank you for your interest in the Partners Neurology Residency Training Program. Our application season opens on September 1. Applications should be submitted only through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP). A link to the ERAS system can be found on the NRMP website: www.nrmp.org.

Those selected to interview with us will be contacted beginning in late September. Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit their applications as early as possible to expedite scheduling of interviews. Interviews are held every Thursday (excluding major holidays) in November, December, January, and occasionally early February.

Currently, we accept 17 Adult Neurology residents per year.  Our program is larger than other Neurology residencies because we are a combined program and cover two major hospitals.

Preliminary Year

Our Neurology program is advanced, which means that applicants are required to apply separately for a preliminary/transitional position in Medicine.  However, based on applicants’ requests from prior years, during the 2008-2009 application season, we began a new joint venture with the Medicine programs at our two hospitals – Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).  We created a joint Advanced Preliminary (AP) program with both BWH and MGH, which gives us the opportunity to have 4 guaranteed internship slots at each hospital.  In addition, applicants are still able to match into the regular preliminary Medicine programs at both BWH and MGH, so the number of residents completing their internship year at either of our institutions is not limited to a total of 8. Those applicants wishing to stay at their home institution or match elsewhere for the Medicine year are still able to do so and not at any disadvantage when it comes to the Neurology match itself.

International Graduates

We do not have any special requirements for international graduates outside of what ERAS requires. We will not consider applicants who have failed any of the USMLE steps but we do not have an official score cut-off.  We prefer applicants who are within 5 years of graduation from medical school.  US clinical experience is helpful but not required.  We review all applications in their entirety.  However, our program is extremely competitive and those considered for an interview are very carefully selected. 

We do not offer any pre-match contracts.  All applicants match with us through the NRMP. 

For foreign graduates who match with us, we provide either a J1 or an H1B visa.


Stipends and Benefits

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RESIDENT SALARIES
BY POST-GRADUATE YEAR

Academic Year 2009-2010

Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
PGY Stipend
1 $ 53,157
2 $ 55,355
3 $ 56,700
4 $ 59,375
5 $ 61,685
6 $ 66,350
7 $ 69,500
8 $ 73,000

The Partners Neurology residency program offers generous and competitive wage and benefits plans that take the Boston area cost of living into account. The hospitals provide malpractice insurance for residents. Comprehensive medical insurance is offered at a minimal fee. Other benefits include life insurance, travel, accident and long-term disability insurance, tax sheltered annuities, health care and dependent care tax saving plans, direct deposit and the Harvard University Credit Union. In addition, fees for a public transportation pass (a T pass) and a subsidized health club near the hospital can be directly deducted from the salary.

For a more detailed description of benefits, the Partners Lease Guarantee program, trainee policies, responsibilities and contracts, please, visit the Partners/MGH/BWH GME site.


Contact

If you have additional, unanswered questions, please, contact the program’s Education Programs Manager, Vanya Sagar, at vsagar1@partners.org.