Neurology Residency Program
Welcome and thank you for your interest in the Adult Neurology Residency Program at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences.
Program Description
The UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Neurology Residency in Fargo, N.D., is a four-year categorical program. Since our program is categorical, residents who match with our program will automatically be granted preliminary positions in our Transitional Year Residency Program. Fully accredited by the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education, our residency program is based out of Sanford Health in Fargo, N.D. The director of the program is Jau-Shin Lou, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A.
The Department of Neurology utilizes Sanford Health, Fargo, N.D., and Sanford Health, Sioux Falls, S.D., for its training sites. Residents will have a majority of their rotations at Sanford Health in Fargo, with the option of doing a three-month pediatric neurology rotation at the Sanford Children’s Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D. Located in the upper Midwest, Fargo is home to North Dakota's newest state-of-the-art academic Medical Center. The Sanford Medical Center Fargo features a Comprehensive Stroke Center, Center of Excellence in Multiple Sclerosis, Center of Excellence in Huntington’s Disease, four-bed Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) and an Endowed Parkinson Disease Research Laboratory.
The program is newly accredited and will welcome its first residents in June 2021. We participate in the National Residency Matching Program and accept three residents per year. For more information on our application process, please contact Program Administrator Lisa Jorissen, 701.417.5766. We welcome your inquiry into our residency.