University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Program

The Child Neurology Residency Program at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas is a five-year categorical residency program. It consists of two years of ACGME accredited residency training in Pediatrics at Children's Medical Center, followed by three years of pediatric neurology training. The program offers a three-year reserved pediatric neurology residency for candidates who have completed preliminary training in pediatrics elsewhere.

Residents in this program are eligible to sit for board certification in Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Integrated throughout the training is a weekly Child Neurology Continuity Clinic where residents follow patients longitudinally for disease progression and management in pediatric neurology.

During the program, residents will complete requirements in both adult neurology and child neurology, developing diagnostic skills and managing acute and chronic child neurologic disorders. In the final year, senior residents take on a more supervisory role, leading teams and completing rotations within general and subspecialty pediatric neurology clinics.

Dr. Rana Said is the Director of the Pediatric Neurology Residency Program at UT Southwestern. She brings a wealth of experience in pediatric epilepsy, infantile spasms, electrical status epilepticus of sleep, cortical malformations, epilepsy surgery, and the ketogenic diet. Dr. Said is actively involved in recruiting students into the field of child neurology and has received recognition for her contributions as an educator.