We will soon begin repaving the main driveway outside the Yawkey, Menino, and Moakley buildings. Weather permitting, driveway closures are scheduled for the following weekends, from Friday at 8 p.m. through Sunday at 8 p.m., on the following dates: Sept. 19-21, Sept. 26-28, Oct. 17-19, and Oct. 24-26. 

Access Changes During Construction:

Pedestrian Access: Patients and visitors will be able to enter Moakley through the entrance on East Concord Street.    

Vehicle Access: Vehicular traffic should use the designated drop-off and pick-up area on East Concord Street or the 710 Albany Street Garage. Signage will indicate where metered parking has been blocked off to create a drop-off/pick-up zone (on E. Concord between Harrison and the Moakley side entrance). 

Learn more about our campus redesign. 

Program Description - Year One Objectives

The first year of training is spent primarily on the adult neurology service and involves caring for patients with both acute and more long-term neurological problems under the direct supervision of staff adult neurologists.

The Primary Objectives of Year One

  • To think about problems as a neurologist, with a focus on determining localization of the causative pathology. The emphasis is on learning clinical neuroanatomy and making functional/structural correlations, utilizing history, examination, neuroimaging, clinical neurophysiology, clinical neurometabolism, genetic testing and neuropathology.
  • To learn how to obtain a comprehensive neurological history.
  • To learn how to carry out a complete neurological examination, including a detailed mental status examination.
  • To learn to synthesize clinical data using the history and neurological examination, and develop a differential diagnosis, an investigative plan and an outline of different treatment approaches for each case.
  • To gain exposure to the full spectrum of neurological disorders seen in adults.
  • To learn to manage acute neurological emergencies.

Additionally, Pediatric Neurology residents in their first year will maintain a one-half day Pediatric Neurology continuity clinic each week (see objectives for years two and three).