The first year of neurology training is well supervised and emphasizes experience on the inpatient neurology wards at University Hospital and the Portland VA Medical Center. The inpatient neurology service at the University Hospital includes a stroke service in addition to a general neurology service. Medical students and psychiatry interns rotate through the neurology inpatient services and work closely with first year neurology residents. Neurology faculty make daily attending rounds and directly supervise neurology residents on the inpatient ward services at the University and the VAMC. Rotations are 1-2 months in length, with a total of 2-3 months on the University inpatient neurology service, 2 months on the inpatient stroke service, 3-4 months on the VA inpatient neurology service, 2 months on the EEG/epilepsy service, 1-2 months of neurocritical care, and 1-2 months on elective rotations.

First year residents attend one half-day neurology continuity clinic per week at the University Hospital and one half-day clinic per week at VAMC throughout the first year. Residents will continue to follow many of their patients in the outpatient clinics during their second and third years.