Neuroscience is... Rewarding
NEUROSCIENCE IS...
A career in neuroscience is rewarding. Here you will find opportunities for college and medical students, as well as residents, to engage in meaningful neuroscience education and research.
Neuroscience Is...Rewarding College Internship
This program focuses on getting US-based college undergraduate students interested in a career in neurology and the neurosciences.
Applications for 2024 are being accepted from March 25 - May 10, 2024.
Celebrate Neuroscience Is... Rewarding Day on November 30!
Join us on AAN social media using #NeuroscienceIs and #FutureNeurologist as we celebrate our annual Neuroscience Is...Rewarding Day on November 30, 2023! Medical students who share why #NeuroscienceIs rewarding to them on social media will be entered to win a reflex hammer. Winners will be notified in December 2023. View the official rules.
We celebrate this date each year in honor of Wilhelm Heinrich Erb, MD (born on November 30, 1840), who is credited for popularizing the reflex hammer used in today's neurologic exam.
Read about “The History of Reflex Hammers” published in Neurology®. Listen to why we celebrate the day in this episode of the Neurology Minute®.
GET INVOLVED!
The AAN's Neuroscience Is...™ Rewarding program is responsible for brainstorming, proposing, and implementing tactics and programs which offer college and medical school students, and residents the opportunity to engage in meaningful neuroscience education and research.
It also works to support efforts of the Undergraduate and Graduate Education Subcommittees to improve medical students' access to neurology clerkships, strengthen the pipeline of residents choosing neurology, and neuroscience research, as their career.
- Join your local Student Interest Group in Neurology (SIGN) Chapter
- Become an AAN Medical Student Member (free membership)
- Apply for AAN Research Funding
- Contact us to inquire about how to get involved with the AAN Neuroscience Is... Rewarding program
What is Neurology?
Discover what it means to be a neurologist and how to build a career in neurology.
Make an Impact with Neurology
Neurology is an exciting and fast-growing field that translates skills in science, technology, medicine, and engineering into real-life solutions that help everyday people.
Did you know that the AAN offers financial support for medical students, residents, and junior fellows to support research and provide opportunities to attend conferences?
Check out these scholarship opportunities.