University of Mississippi Medical Center
The University of Mississippi Medical Center Child Neurology residency in Jackson, MS is listed by AAMC with ERAS status “Participating” for the 2027 cycle. Use the official program page for curriculum, training sites, eligibility, and current contacts.
About the program
Child neurology residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, the state's only academic medical center and children's hospital. Curriculum: 12 months of adult neurology (6 inpatient, 3 ambulatory, 3 electives), 24 months of child neurology including 8 months inpatient child neurology, 2 months pediatric neurophysiology, 4 months ambulatory, and outpatient neurosurgery and psychiatry rotations, plus electives. Offers categorical, advanced and reserved positions. Weekly conferences include neuro-oncology and genetics, monthly epilepsy conference and journal club.
Summarized from the program’s official website. Confirm details with the program.
Program highlights
- Emphasise interest in a wide case spectrum, from febrile seizures to rare inborn errors of metabolism, at the state's only children's hospital.
- Weekly neuro-oncology and genetics conferences plus a monthly multidisciplinary epilepsy conference - ask how residents present patients there.
- Curriculum has 8 months of inpatient child neurology and a 2-month adult epilepsy monitoring unit exposure; ask about call and supervision.
- Didactics run on a two-year rolling schedule with a high-yield board focus, plus an ethics series and faculty board review sessions.
- Moonlighting is allowed with program director approval (counted within the 80-hour limit); ask about it if relevant.
- Graduates have stayed as UMMC faculty or become faculty at Dell Children's, Ochsner and Pittsburgh; ask about fellowship and career pathways.
PGY salaries
PGY salaries have not been verified for this program.
Program leadership and contact
- Program director
- Sarah Conerly, MD
- Address
- Division of Pediatric Neurology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 N. State St., Jackson, MS 39216
- Phone
- (601) 984-5210
Program and application links
Review the official program page for training sites, curriculum, eligibility, required documents, deadlines, interview policy, visa sponsorship, and current openings.
How to apply to this residency
- Register with ERAS, the application service of the AAMC, and with the NRMP Main Residency Match.
- Apply to this program through ERAS during the application season, with the documents it asks for.
- If you interview here, rank the program on your NRMP rank order list by the deadline; Match results are released in March.
Deadlines, required documents, interview policy and visa sponsorship differ between programs and years. The program’s own website is the authority.
Prepare your application
- The NRMP Residency Match, explained
- Residency interview preparation: a four-week plan and question bank
- Residency interview strategies for USMLE candidates
- How to create a resume or CV for residency
- The Dean's letter (MSPE): what it is and how to get it from your medical school
- After the interview: highlight your strengths and send thank-you letters
- NRMP ranking algorithm & rank-list strategy
- Save money on USMLE and interview travel
- Study books by exam
- International medical graduates: ECFMG and visas
Questions to ask this program
Strong applicants use the interview to learn how a program trains its residents. Questions worth asking:
- How much autonomy do residents have at each training level, and how is supervision handled?
- Where do graduates go next: practice, fellowship or academic positions? Ask for recent examples.
- What are the call and night-float schedules, and how many hours do residents typically work?
- How are residents supported in preparing for board exams, and what is the program’s recent pass rate?
- What research, quality improvement or teaching opportunities are protected with time?
- What benefits, parental leave and wellness support does the program provide?
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Frequently asked questions
How do I apply to the University of Mississippi Medical Center Child Neurology residency?
This directory lists the program in the NRMP Main Residency Match. Use the program and application links on this page for the current instructions, deadlines and required documents.
How long is the University of Mississippi Medical Center Child Neurology residency?
The program length recorded for this entry is 3 years of child neurology (after pediatrics; includes 12 months adult neurology. Confirm it with the program.
How many positions does the University of Mississippi Medical Center Child Neurology residency offer?
The number of positions is not recorded here. Ask the program or check the match service’s program listing for the current cycle.
What does the University of Mississippi Medical Center Child Neurology residency pay?
Salaries have not been verified for this program. Many institutions publish a resident and fellow salary schedule on their graduate medical education office page.