Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple, Texas
Our Neurology Residency program offers personalized teaching and training similar to a fellowship
The Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Baylor College of Medicine (Temple) Neurology Residency is a a four-year Categorical program that is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
Our program is located at a referral center with a multistate catchment area that affords resident exposure to a broad scope of neurologic diseases.
Our faculty consists of full-time staff members who specialize in a variety of areas, including general neurology, stroke, movement disorders, neuromuscular disease, neuroimmunology and epilepsy, among others.
We accept four residents per year.
As the largest not-for-profit health care system in Texas and one of the largest in the United States, Baylor Scott & White serves 41 counties through 53 hospitals, more than 1,300 access points, more than 7,100 active physicians, more than 59,000 team members and the Baylor Scott & White Health Plan.
Curriculum
Clinical Focus
Our curriculum is clinically focused and taught by faculty members with a variety of general and subspecialty expertise, including:
- General neurology
- Epilepsy
- Stroke
- Movement disorders
- Headache
- Neuromuscular disease
- Neuro-oncology
- Multiple sclerosis
Residents rotate through general and vascular inpatient consult services where they encounter patients in the emergency department, ICU, EMU and hospital ward. Outpatient clinics include weekly resident continuity clinic, epilepsy, headache, movement disorder, neuromuscular, neuro oncology, vascular, pediatric neurology and general neurology clinics.
EMG and EEG electives include individual training with faculty in a busy neurophysiology lab and start in the PGY2 year. Clinical research projects are widely available and residents are encouraged to present at regional and national meetings.
How to apply
We use the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) to electronically accept residency applications, letters of recommendations, dean’s letters, transcripts and other credentials directly from your medical school.
We are a categorical program. We work very closely with our Department of Internal Medicine, and interns spend 10 weeks in Neurology. This includes neurology boot camp to learn the basics of neurology in preparation for their PGY-2 year.
Application requirements
Eligible candidates should provide:
- MSPE or Dean's letter from medical school
- Minimum of three letters of recommendation
- Medical school transcripts
- USMLE or COMLEX transcripts for parts I and II
Learn more about Baylor Scott & White's housestaff appointment eligibility, including guidelines for international medical graduates.
Faculty and residents
Our dedicated faculty, with diverse expertise and a passion for teaching, offers invaluable mentorship and our talented residents bring enthusiasm and fresh perspectives to patient care. Together, they create a supportive community committed to excellence in medical education and compassionate care.
Join us in shaping the future of healthcare!
Train at one of U.S. News & World Report's top hospitals in Texas
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple is a 640-bed teaching and research hospital with a Level I trauma center.
Working at Baylor Scott & White Health
Stipend and benefits
In addition to competitive stipends, we offer our residents a full menu of employee benefits. We help offset the cost of many of these benefits; others are options you can choose to pay for yourself.
Well-being resources
This time in your professional career can be extremely challenging. As a Baylor Scott & White graduate medical trainee, there are a variety of resources available to you, ensuring you get the most out of your educational experience.
Life in Temple
Temple uniquely offers a combination of access to big-city conveniences while maintaining a small-town atmosphere.
Contact us
Tina Miller
Program Administrator
Phone: 254.724.4472
Fax: 254.724.5114
Email: Tina.Miller@BSWHealth.org
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple
2401 S. 31st St.
Temple, TX 76508