August Highlights

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Trainees: Combine Subspecialty Expertise with Case-based Learning

Residents and fellows looking for subspecialty education can now combine two AAN resources with didactic and case-based interactive learning on the same topic.

8 Have You Been Asking Yourself These Same Practice Questions?

The practice @ aan.com email inbox is an efficient way to reach Academy staff and member experts with your practice-related questions about payer relations, MIPS/MACRA, coding, and practice management.

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Meet Your New Board Member: Nimish A. Mohile, MD, FAAN

Nimish A. Mohile, MD, MS, FAAN, is the Ann Aresty Camhi Professor of Neurology at the University of Rochester, where he serves as the division chief of neuro-oncology and the associate chair for academic affairs. He is a graduate of Duke University, where he first became inspired by neuroscience.

AAN Chief Executive Officer: Mary E. Post, MBA, CAE

News Briefs

Medical Student Focus Groups Offer Input

Editor-in-Chief: Melissa W. Ko, MD, MBA, CPE, FAAN

Managing Editor: Angela M. Babb, MS, CAE, APR

Editor: Tim Streeter

Writers: Ryan Knoke and Sarah Parsons

Designer: Siu Lee

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At focus groups held at the 2023 Annual Meeting, medical student members said they appreciate membership benefits such as reduced pricing for Annual Meeting registration, NeuroBytes videos, Neurology Question of the Day, and the many scholarship opportunities.

When asked about additional ways the AAN can support medical students, students indicated interest in formal mentorship opportunities, additional educational content such as a medical student podcast, and career advising. Resources are especially important for students at schools without much neurology support.

Industry Evaluations Give High Marks to 2023 Annual Meeting

The expansion of the Industry Therapeutic Update program at the

2023 Annual Meeting to include lunchtime programs was well received by industry partners, with many events well attended or at capacity. In a survey of Annual Meeting exhibitors, 87 percent of respondents rated the overall value of their on-site exhibiting experience as high or moderate. Half plan to exhibit at the 2024 Annual Meeting in Denver, CO.

American Brain Foundation Creates Ambassadors Council

The American Brain Foundation's newly founded Ambassadors Council unites AAN members with public advocates in the fight against brain disease. The council supports the Foundation in its work to raise awareness and funds for brain disease research. The council includes artist and advocate Susan Schneider Williams; former NFL star Ben Utecht; AAN Past President James C. Stevens, MD, FAAN; Peter Goadsby, MD, PhD; and Joseph I. Sirven, MD, FAAN. 