Members - American Academy of Neurology

A C C O M P L I S H M E N T S
• REGIONAL CONFERENCES REVAMPED. Regional conferences were
offered in January in Las Vegas and October in Washington, DC. The
conferences were dramatically changed during the summer of 2006
to appeal to more members with new programming options. For the
event in Washington, DC, additional programming included a dystonia
workshop, a half-day update program on multiple sclerosis, an evening
epilepsy therapy program, new programs for BRAINS members, and
a colloquium on the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and
Stroke Clinical Research Collaboration (NINDS CRC).
• NEW ONLINE EDuCATION RESOuRCE DEBuTS. The AAN launched
the Virtual Annual Meeting, providing access to more than 50 programs
and 240 hours of content captured at the meeting, including Plenary
Sessions, Education Programs, and Therapy Programs. These webcasts-
on-demand provide access to programs attendees missed, and enable
members who could not attend the meeting the opportunity to
experience it in their home or office.
• SuPPORT FOR EDuCATION RESEARCH. Two education research
grants were awarded in this new program to promote education
research in neurology, improve neurology education, and promote
career development of educators in the specialty.
• THE RITE CHANGES. The Residency In-service Training Examination
for residents was enhanced with a new preparation “blueprint,”
improved questions, and revised scoring. Contemporary Issues, a
new specialty section, posed questions on core competencies,
ethics/professionalism, HIPAA, driving, end-of-life/palliative care, and
the business of neurology.
• MENTORSHIP PROGRAM LAuNCHED. A new Mentorship Program
will improve recruitment of trainees into neurology by fostering
mentorships with neurologists and provide access, perspective, and
advice for trainees considering neurology as a career and residents
considering specific subspecialties in neurology, especially for those
trainees at an institution in which neurology or a subspecialty of
interest is not adequately represented. The Mentorship Program will
have a positive effect on neurology and members because it provides
a mechanism for networking and growth within the field.