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Abstract
Although it is self-evident that education in neurology is important and necessary, how to fund the educational mission is a frequent challenge for neurology departments and clinicians. Department chairs often resort to a piecemeal approach, cobbling together funding for educators from various sources, but frequently falling short. Here, we review the various sources available to fund the educational mission in neurology, understanding that not every department will have access to every source. We describe the multiple different teaching models and formats used by the modern student and educator and their associated costs, some of which are exorbitant. We discuss possible nonfinancial incentives, including pathways to promotion, educational research, and other awards and recognition. Neurological education is commonly underfunded, and departments and institutions must be nimble and creative in finding ways to fund the time and effort of educators.
Glossary
- ABPN=
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology;
- ACGME=
- Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education;
- APP=
- Advanced Practice Practitioner;
- CD=
- clerkship director;
- CME=
- Continuing Medical Education;
- CMS=
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service;
- DME=
- direct medical education;
- eRVU=
- educational relative value uni;
- FTE=
- full time equivalent;
- GME=
- Graduate Medical Education;
- IME=
- indirect medical education;
- IT=
- information technology;
- LMS=
- Learning Management System;
- OAA=
- Office of Academic Affiliation;
- PD=
- program director;
- VA=
- Veterans Affairs;
- VHA=
- Veterans Health Administration;
- wRVU=
- work relative value unit
Footnotes
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- Received August 12, 2020.
- Accepted in final form January 14, 2021.
- © 2021 American Academy of Neurology
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