The primary goal of the UCSD Neurology Residency Training Program is to train excellent clinical neurologists. The three year adult neurology residency program provides each resident with increasing levels of responsibility for management of a wide variety of acute and chronic neurological conditions. The high caliber of neurology faculty, residents and students provides a supportive and intellectually challenging atmosphere. The UCSD Department of Neurosciences provides a rich environment for clinical, academic and scientific opportunities, boasting the top neuroscience research program in the nation, as well as one of the top graduate programs in neurosciences. The Department has clinical fellowship programs in cerebrovascular disease, epilepsy, dementia, neuro-AIDS, movement disorders and neuromuscular disorders, in addition to a pediatric neurology program.