Yale-New Haven Medical Center Program

New Haven, CT

Specialty:Epilepsy

ACGME Code:1840818001

NRMP Code:-

Status:Continued Accreditation

Overview

Yale New Haven Medical Center offers a robust program dedicated to epilepsy treatment, recognized as one of the most advanced centers in the world. The Yale Comprehensive Epilepsy Center stands out for its extensive clinical excellence and innovative research capabilities, marking it as a leader in epilepsy care.

Program Features

Comprehensive Multidisciplinary Care

The epilepsy program at Yale hosts a Level 4 rating from the National Association of Epilepsy Centers, indicating the highest level of care available. It comprises a multidisciplinary team that includes neurosurgeons, epileptologists, neuropsychologists, neuroradiologists, and support staff such as social workers and dietitians, ensuring an integrated approach to patient management¹.

Diagnosis and Treatment

The program boasts state-of-the-art treatment methodologies, employing advanced techniques such as intensive audiovisual and electroencephalography (EEG) monitoring. This allows for precise diagnosis and localization of the affected brain areas, enabling tailored treatment plans for each patient. Patients can access a comprehensive range of inpatient and outpatient services, including investigational therapies not widely available elsewhere¹.

Epilepsy Surgery

The Center has pioneered several widely practiced surgical procedures, such as medial temporal lobe resection and corpus callosotomy. It also provides advanced surgical options, including minimally invasive laser procedures and deep brain stimulation (DBS) for medication-refractory epilepsy patients. The surgical staff employs advanced imaging and robotics in procedures, optimizing patient safety and outcomes¹.

Research Opportunities

The Yale program is deeply committed to research, involved in clinical trials that investigate new therapies. This dedication allows residents to engage in cutting-edge research projects that could significantly influence epilepsy treatment protocols¹.

Training Environment

Rotations and Clinical Exposure

Residents in the epilepsy program benefit from diverse clinical rotations that provide extensive exposure to various aspects of epilepsy care. This comprehensive training prepares residents to diagnose and treat a wide array of neurological conditions, contributing to their overall competency as neurologists¹.

Support for International Medical Graduates (IMGs)

The program is also known to be friendly towards DOs and IMGs. While specific application requirements do not publicly disclose maximum STEP exam failures, candidates are generally encouraged to present a strong application highlighting relevant clinical experiences and academic excellence.

Visa Support

The program supports the application for H-1B and J-1 visas for eligible international medical graduates, making it accessible for a diverse pool of candidates eager to train in the United States.¹

Web sources

1. Epilepsy Treatment at Yale New Haven Hospital 2. Alzheimer’s & Dementia – Yale New Haven Hospital 3. Movement Disorders – Yale New Haven Hospital 4. Multiple Sclerosis - Yale New Haven Hospital 5. Neuromuscular Disorders - Yale New Haven Hospital 6. Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus 7. Spine - Yale New Haven Hospital 8. Stroke - Yale New Haven Hospital 9. Neurology & Neurosurgery - Yale New Haven Hospital

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Program data

ACGME History ^[2]

Accreditation Last updated: Jul 16, 2026

Initial accreditation2

Full accreditation0

Continued11

Warning0

Probationary Accreditation0

Withdrawal0

#	Academic Year	Status	Effective Date
01	2014 - 2015	Initial Accreditation	Jul 1, 2014
02	2015 - 2016	Initial Accreditation	Jul 1, 2014
03	2016 - 2017	Continued	Jan 26, 2017
04	2017 - 2018	Continued	Apr 5, 2018
05	2018 - 2019	Continued	Jan 24, 2019
06	2019 - 2020	Continued	Jan 30, 2020
07	2020 - 2021	Continued	Jan 28, 2021
08	2021 - 2022	Continued	Jan 27, 2022
09	2022 - 2023	Continued	Jan 26, 2023
10	2023 - 2024	Continued	Jan 25, 2024

Program

Program Size

-- (1 years)^[1]

Accreditation Status

Continued Accreditation

(Effective: January 29, 2026)

Composition

Training

Fellowship Rate:--

Faculty-to-Residents Ratio:9X^[1]

Residents Career Path

Quality of Life

First Year Paid Sick Leave: --

First Year Paid Vacation: --

First Year Salary: $98,374^[1]

First Year Maximum Consecutive Hours on Duty: 12 hours ^[1]

First Year Average Weekly Hours: 65 hours^[1]

Admission

USMLE Step 2 Score: --

Visa Sponsorship:--

YOG Cutoff:1^[1]

Race / Ethnicity

No race data available.

Gender

No gender data available.

Incoming Schools

No incoming school data available.

Rotation Duration by Site

Benchmarks

Roster

Location

New Haven, CT ^[4]

Population

864,835

Median income

$77,719Below

Education

36.2%Above

Employment

60.6%Above

Health

7.9%Above

Age

40Below

Above the national average
Below the national average
Similar to the national average

Housing — Rental prices ^[5]

Rental prices

Typical Observed Market Rent Index - ZORI Over Time

Date

Region - New Haven, CT

State - Connecticut

United States

1/31/2015

$1,149

$1,524

$1,193

2/28/2015

$1,131

$1,524

$1,199

3/31/2015

$1,142

$1,536

$1,206

4/30/2015

$1,149

$1,536

$1,213

5/31/2015

$1,159

$1,535

$1,228

6/30/2015

$1,152

$1,531

$1,233

7/31/2015

$1,164

$1,551

$1,235

8/31/2015

$1,179

$1,561

$1,241

9/30/2015

$1,186

$1,566

$1,245

10/31/2015

$1,180

$1,560

$1,253

11/30/2015

$1,174

$1,567

$1,259

12/31/2015

$1,172

$1,565

$1,263

1/31/2016

$1,173

$1,563

$1,275

2/29/2016

$1,175

$1,577

$1,279

3/31/2016

$1,176

$1,498

$1,282

4/30/2016

$1,188

$1,523

$1,285

5/31/2016

$1,206

$1,442

$1,291

6/30/2016

$1,218

$1,440

$1,294

7/31/2016

$1,215

$1,436

$1,295

8/31/2016

$1,200

$1,438

$1,303

9/30/2016

$1,201

$1,440

$1,307

10/31/2016

$1,206

$1,449

$1,311

11/30/2016

$1,212

$1,451

$1,312

12/31/2016

$1,225

$1,431

$1,313

1/31/2017

$1,233

$1,411

$1,317

2/28/2017

$1,245

$1,418

$1,324

3/31/2017

$1,233

$1,421

$1,335

4/30/2017

$1,229

$1,425

$1,346

5/31/2017

$1,226

$1,437

$1,353

6/30/2017

$1,230

$1,446

$1,357

7/31/2017

$1,235

$1,413

$1,359

8/31/2017

$1,247

$1,414

$1,363

9/30/2017

$1,246

$1,417

$1,406

10/31/2017

$1,249

$1,423

$1,414

11/30/2017

$1,248

$1,419

$1,413

12/31/2017

$1,251

$1,442

$1,420

1/31/2018

$1,246

$1,422

2/28/2018

$1,247

$1,437

$1,427

3/31/2018

$1,267

$1,412

$1,429

4/30/2018

$1,282

$1,416

$1,434

5/31/2018

$1,283

$1,417

$1,438

6/30/2018

$1,281

$1,421

$1,444

7/31/2018

$1,286

$1,427

$1,449

8/31/2018

$1,292

$1,430

$1,455

9/30/2018

$1,301

$1,435

$1,461

10/31/2018

$1,306

$1,438

$1,465

11/30/2018

$1,314

$1,466

$1,473

12/31/2018

$1,315

$1,450

$1,482

1/31/2019

$1,325

$1,455

$1,492

2/28/2019

$1,325

$1,456

$1,495

3/31/2019

$1,324

$1,490

$1,503

4/30/2019

$1,321

$1,462

$1,509

5/31/2019

$1,327

$1,466

$1,514

6/30/2019

$1,335

$1,468

$1,519

7/31/2019

$1,338

$1,473

$1,526

8/31/2019

$1,340

$1,480

$1,531

9/30/2019

$1,343

$1,484

$1,534

10/31/2019

$1,347

$1,487

$1,541

11/30/2019

$1,350

$1,492

$1,545

12/31/2019

$1,354

$1,497

$1,552

1/31/2020

$1,355

$1,503

$1,560

2/29/2020

$1,362

$1,504

$1,565

3/31/2020

$1,387

$1,518

$1,565

4/30/2020

$1,394

$1,521

$1,566

5/31/2020

$1,392

$1,530

$1,563

6/30/2020

$1,387

$1,535

$1,562

7/31/2020

$1,377

$1,540

$1,571

8/31/2020

$1,382

$1,550

$1,574

9/30/2020

$1,390

$1,563

$1,586

10/31/2020

$1,406

$1,584

$1,593

11/30/2020

$1,403

$1,599

$1,602

12/31/2020

$1,404

$1,612

$1,606

1/31/2021

$1,419

$1,620

$1,613

2/28/2021

$1,429

$1,619

$1,620

3/31/2021

$1,434

$1,631

$1,629

4/30/2021

$1,431

$1,642

$1,649

5/31/2021

$1,451

$1,657

$1,663

6/30/2021

$1,475

$1,676

$1,686

7/31/2021

$1,517

$1,702

$1,707

8/31/2021

$1,537

$1,736

$1,729

9/30/2021

$1,558

$1,738

$1,752

10/31/2021

$1,554

$1,710

$1,767

11/30/2021

$1,573

$1,758

$1,777

12/31/2021

$1,587

$1,744

$1,791

1/31/2022

$1,592

$1,758

$1,800

2/28/2022

$1,596

$1,770

$1,820

3/31/2022

$1,614

$1,782

$1,829

4/30/2022

$1,647

$1,806

$1,841

5/31/2022

$1,663

$1,797

$1,852

6/30/2022

$1,670

$1,814

$1,861

7/31/2022

$1,672

$1,822

$1,868

8/31/2022

$1,680

$1,830

$1,872

9/30/2022

$1,688

$1,835

$1,875

10/31/2022

$1,711

$1,832

$1,873

11/30/2022

$1,723

$1,843

$1,875

12/31/2022

$1,734

$1,932

$1,874

1/31/2023

$1,741

$1,942

$1,877

2/28/2023

$1,751

$1,953

$1,879

3/31/2023

$1,755

$1,971

$1,884

4/30/2023

$1,761

$1,971

$1,886

5/31/2023

$1,771

$1,952

$1,886

6/30/2023

$1,793

$1,956

$1,886

7/31/2023

$1,810

$1,971

$1,891

8/31/2023

$1,833

$2,016

$1,908

9/30/2023

$1,842

$2,003

$1,912

10/31/2023

$1,851

$2,032

$1,916

11/30/2023

$1,866

$2,023

$1,918

12/31/2023

$1,875

$2,022

$1,921

1/31/2024

$1,894

$2,027

$1,928

2/29/2024

$1,900

$2,035

$1,932

3/31/2024

$1,912

$2,034

$1,935

4/30/2024

$1,925

$2,017

$1,942

5/31/2024

$1,935

$2,023

$1,946

6/30/2024

$1,950

$2,043

$1,973

7/31/2024

$1,955

$2,061

$1,958

8/31/2024

$1,969

$2,086

$1,992

9/30/2024

$1,980

$2,082

$1,993

10/31/2024

$1,995

$2,083

$1,995

11/30/2024

$1,997

$2,098

$1,999

12/31/2024

$1,993

$2,114

$2,003

1/31/2025

$1,993

$2,124

$2,006

2/28/2025

$2,018

$2,147

$2,007

3/31/2025

$2,028

$2,141

$2,016

4/30/2025

$2,033

$2,152

$2,019

5/31/2025

$2,040

$2,153

$2,022

6/30/2025

$2,039

$2,156

$2,026

7/31/2025

$2,050

$2,159

$2,029

8/31/2025

$2,048

$2,156

$2,027

9/30/2025

$2,057

$2,171

$2,030

10/31/2025

$2,059

$2,180

$2,052

11/30/2025

$2,070

$2,200

$2,095

12/31/2025

$2,088

$2,190

$2,086

1/31/2026

$2,099

$2,255

$2,160

2/28/2026

$2,096

$2,453

$2,178

Crime — All violent offences ^[6]

Rate per 100,000 residents

Rate per 100,000 people Over Time

Date

Region - New Haven, CT

State - Connecticut

United States

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References

1. Freida - https://freida.ama-assn.org/program/1840818001

2. ACGME - Accreditation Data System (ADS) - https://apps.acgme.org/ads/Public/Programs/Search

3. NRMP Results and Data: 2022-2026 Main Residency Match - https://www.nrmp.org/match-data/2026/03/program-results-2022-2026/

4. United States Census Bureau - https://data.census.gov/profile/City,_VS?g=010XX00US

5. Zillow Research - Observed Rent Index (ZORI) - https://www.zillow.com/research/data/

6. FBI - Crime/Law Enforcement Stats (Uniform Crime Reporting Program) - https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/ucr