AUPN Networking Session for Small Academic Departments
Date: September 16, 2025
Time: 11:00 am to 12:30 pm
Track: AUPN Professional Development Workshop
Session Description
Neurology departments share many common attributes, but smaller academic departments face unique challenges and opportunities. This session will focus on knowing your own value–advocating for your department and getting what you need. There will also be ample time for chairs of smaller departments to discuss their challenges and share strategies.
This session, sponsored by the AUPN and hosted by Aashit Shah, MD, FAAN, FANA, Carilion Clinic/Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, provides an opportunity for chairs of smaller departments to meet, discuss issues and share strategies. All chairs are welcome to attend.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this session, attendees should be able to:
- Describe value of neurology services to your organizations.
- Describe neurology needs of the community including expected increase in prevalence of neurological disorders and complexities of management of neurological conditions.
- Describe importance of neurology teaching to house staff, medical students, engaging neuroscience students, allied health students and mid-level providers with neurology interests.