CONTACT INFORMATION

Program Director

Dr. Danny Lelli

CONTACT

Program Administrator

Janis Crawley

HIGHLIGHTS

Established in 1969 and fully accredited in 1971 — our program has strong historical roots. We boast a 100% pass rate on the Royal College examinations for over 30 years, and we continue to strive to improve the program every year with a goal of providing a world-class neurology education.

Specific highlights include

• Longitudinal neurology clinics with a staff mentor


• Excellent on-call support with a junior (PGY1-2) resident always paired with a neurology senior resident in house


• Focused research and clinical streams to individualize rotations depending on your interest


• Focused rotations in nearly all neurological subspecialties


• Weekly and monthly rounds in neurovascular, stroke research, multiple sclerosis, movement disorders, neuro-ophthalmology, basic neuroscience/journal club in addition to weekly clinical case rounds


• 3 separate focused neurology teaching services including Neurology CTU, Neurovascular Unit, and Neurology Consultation services


• Large hospitals with little travel between sites


• Medium sized program (20-25 residents) focused mostly at 1 hospital site (The Ottawa Civic Hospital)

GENERAL INFORMATION

What about the City of Ottawa itself?

Ottawa is the nation's capital — a vibrant, exciting, safe, and green city that residents are happy to call their home. When asking current residents their favorite parts about Ottawa they said:

• liReasonable Cost of Living


• liGreat size (not much traffic but still lots to do!)


• liClose to nature (bicycle trails, cross country / downhill skiiing, hiking, etc.)


• liMany Festivals (the advantage of being a capital city)


• liExcellent restaurants (For the foodies!)


• liLe Nordik Spa (Canada's largest day spa)

For more insights and info — please follow us on Instagram.

You can also get more information on: Ottawa Department of Medicine (look under PGY1 entry programs then neurology)

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FAQ

What are the pillars of the Adult Neurology Residency program?

• Deliver world-class neurology education


• Tailor our program to enable individual residents to both achieve their goals and to meet the needs of our society (community/academic, research/clinical)


• Support our residents to ensure they are successful both during residency and in their future careers

Why do current residents like the uOttawa Adult Neurology program?

• Great / solid residency program


• Resident family


• The city of Ottawa

What do residents do after they graduate?

• 50/50 split between community neurology and academic fellowships


• prior grads in the last few years have done fellowships in Canada, US, Australia in specialties including Epilepsy, Stroke, Headache, MS, neuro-immunology, neuro-ophthalmology

What kind of resident are you looking for?

We don't have any specific "type" of resident that we look for — we actually think a variety of residents with different interests / goals makes for a more diverse, interesting, and overall stronger program. Please see the CaRMS website for specific descriptions / criteria.

Why should I come to uOttawa?

We think you'll have a great experience here. The program might be right for you if your goals for residency are to:

• Become an excellent clinical neurologist


• Work hard, but feel well supported and learn at your pace


• Be well prepared for the certification examination


• Have fun in the city you are living in


• Build a large network of friends and colleagues


• Develop skill in teaching and research


• Make the next step successfully (job/fellowship)