Clerkship and Course Director Educational Resources

Clerkship and Course Director Resources

A collection of helpful resources to support you in your role as a neurology clerkship or course director, including:

View the AAN Consensus Statement on the 2024-2025 Application Cycle, AAN Residency and Fellowship Virtual Interview Tips from Clerkship and Program Directors, and Program Directors Association Guide for Residency Applicants to help prepare your medical students.

Clerkship Director Toolkit

The Clerkship Director Toolkit was designed to assist directors in their duties and responsibilities and includes example syllabi, evaluations, and policies.

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Syllabi/Curricula

Integrated Neural Science Core Curriculum

This curriculum provides guidelines for the development, content, and evaluation of neuroscience courses taught primarily in the first or second years of medical school.

Core Curriculum Guidelines for a Required Clinical Neurology Experience 

 This document outlines the desirable components of a clinical neurology clerkship.
ED2 Core Curriculum Recommendations These recommendations are examples of exposures for symptom complexes. 

A Competency-based Longitudinal Core Curriculum in Medical Neuroscience

 The article explains competency-based curriculum and how to implement it. 

Teaching Development and Improvement Resources

The resources below can be used to develop and improve your teaching techniques.

Improve Your Teaching: This free resource developed at Johns Hopkins is meant for faculty looking to improve their teaching. Upon completion, you receive a certificate for each module.

Role Models in Excellence: Every day, perspectives are shared by individuals committed to excellent patient care. The insights from these role models (from diverse backgrounds, experiences, and settings), can help everyone serve their patients. There are also opportunities to share your insight as well.

Neurology Shelf Exam Review 
Neurology Shelf Exam Review Part 1 Transcription for Part 1
Neurology Shelf Exam Review Part 2 Transcription for Part 2
Neurology Shelf Exam Review Part 3 Transcription for Part 3
Neurology Shelf Exam Review Part 4 Transcription can be found in notes of the review PowerPoint

Other Educational Resources

Access additional educational resources to support your teaching.

Consortium of Neurology Clerkship Directors

The Consortium of Neurology Clerkship Directors (CNCD) develop recommended core curriculum and other consensus policies used to teach clinical neurology to medical students.

The CNCD network with colleagues from across the country at bi-monthly meetings. Upcoming virtual meetings:

  • Thursday, July 18, 2024, from 5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. CT. Register Now.
  • Thursday, September 19, 2024, from 7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. CT. Register Now.
  • Thursday, November 14, 2024, from 5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. CT. Register Now.

Consortium of Neurology Clerkship Directors Synapse

Join the conversation by visiting the CNCD Synapse member community page.

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Consortium of Neurology Clerkship Directors Officers

CNCD leadership works collaboratively with the AAN’s Undergraduate Education Subcommittee and assists in developing educational materials and promotes the importance of education as an academic activity with CNCD members.

  • stephen-vanhaerents Stephen VanHaerents, MD, FAAN

    Chair

  • Felicia Gliksman, MD, MPH, FAAN Felicia Gliksman, MD, MPH, FAAN

    Chair Elect

  • Doris Kung, DO, FAAN Doris Kung, DO, FAAN

    Past Chair

Active Collaborations

Members of the CNCD act as representatives in each of the following groups:

Medical Student Orientation Resources

As a clerkship director, you play a pivotal role in your medical students' success within the exciting, challenging, ever-changing, and uniquely rewarding field of neurology. The AAN is here to help ensure your medical students excel with exclusive opportunities.

Introduce your medical students to the many benefits of the AAN with this convenient AAN Resources PowerPoint and Resource List.