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Trends in neurology fellowship training

Jordan S.A. Williams , Trent S. Hodgson , Fernando D. Goldenberg , Rimas V. Lukas 4
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1 Perrett Laver, SW1P 3AE London, UK.
2 Department of Neurology, Cornell University, New York, NY 10065, USA.
3 Department of Neurology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
4 Department of Neurology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Correspondence to: Dr. Rimas V. Lukas, Department of Neurology, Northwestern University, 675 N. St Clair Street Suite 21-400, Chicago, IL 60611,
USA. E-mail: rimas.lukas@nm.org
How to cite this article: Williams JSA, Hodgson TS, Goldenberg FD, Lukas RV. Trends in neurology fellowship training. Neuroimmunol
Neuroinflammation 2017;4:65-8.
ABSTRACT

Article history: Aim: A need for Neurologists exists in the USA. The majority of Neurology residency graduates
Received: 03-03-2017 go on to additional subspecialty training. Methods: Data from the Accreditation Council
Accepted: 05-04-2017 for Graduate Medical Education from 2001-2014 and the United Council for Neurologic
Published: 18-04-2017 Subspecialties from was analyzed for trends in the number of Neurology subspecialty training
programs and their composition. Results: There has been an overall trend of growth in the
Key words: number of accredited Neurology subspecialty training programs and fellows. These trends
Neurology, vary between specific subspecialties. Conclusion: The authors provide an overview of the
fellowships, contemporary state of Neurology subspecialty training in the USA. A clearer understanding of
residency, subspecialty training allows for anticipation of workforce surpluses and deficits.
training,
medical education,
ACGME,
UCNS

INTRODUCTION (ACGME) in the past 25 years. Physicians now have
opportunities to become certified in Child Neurology,
Since the foundation of the American Board of Neuromuscular Physiology, Neurodevelopmental
Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) in 1934, the number Neurology, Vascular Neurology, and Endovascular
of accredited Neurology specialties and subspecialties Surgical Neuroradiology in addition to Clinical
along with the associated certifications has risen Neurophysiology. More recently the United Council for
substantially. There has been a steady increase in Neurologic Subspecialties (UCNS) has also accredited
both the number of programs and overall number of Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry (2004),
residents. Since the accreditation of the 1st ABPN Clinical Neuromuscular Pathology (2005), Headache
fellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, in 1989, five Medicine (2005), Neuro-oncology (2005), Neurocritical
more subspecialties have been accredited by the Care (2005), Neuroimaging (2006), Autonomic
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Disorders (2007), Geriatric Neurology (2007), and

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