Date: September 16, 2025
Time: 7:00 am to 8:30 am
Track: Professional Development Workshop - Early Career & Early to Mid-Career-Level Course
This workshop will explore the three major academic tracks of research, clinical and education in neurology. Challenges to modern day academic neurologists are many. While many balance careers related to each of these three areas, academic tracks typically focus more on one of these areas. Criteria for advancement in these different tracks will be covered. Guest speakers include senior academics who have had success in each of these areas. For those appointed to research tracks, discussion will focus on grant writing strategies, how to start a lab, mentoring trainees and how to choose research topics. For those appointed to clinical tracks, discussion will focus on developing one’s clinical program, securing funding and mentoring the next generation of clinicians. For those appointed to education tracks, discussion will cover the need for seasoned medical educators, challenges related to funding and advocating for dedicated education faculty positions. Speakers will share tips and strategies for each of these areas followed by question and answer session.
At the conclusion of this session, attendees should be able to:
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