Residency training: neurology training: a comparison of Australian and American graduate medical education.

Neurology training varies significantly from country to country, with respect to length of working hours, intensity of work, exposure to subspecialties, and readiness for solo practice postresidency. This has been examined in part through surveys by the World Federation of Neurology. In Australia, neurology training closely mirrors the British system, from whence it was derived. Specialty training postgraduation follows a longer, sometimes more meandering course than what can be observed in the United States, but is often offset by a better quality of life during training. As an Australian student from the University of Adelaide, my time at the Cleveland Clinic neurology department afforded me some insights into US adult neurology residency training, some of which is different from what is done in Australia. What follows is a brief examination of the 2 systems, and some points of contrast.