Training Programs Achieve UCNS Accreditation
6-1-2021 The United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties (UCNS) is pleased to announce the names of eight newly accredited UCNS fellowship training programs. Programs attaining UCNS accreditation status offer the core curriculum established by the subspecialty and meet required quality standards established by UCNS.
Accreditation is a voluntary process of evaluation and peer review based on UCNS accreditation standards. Fellows who complete a UCNS-accredited program meet the training eligibility requirements to apply for certification in the subspecialty. There are now 218 UCNS-accredited training programs in UCNS-recognized subspecialties. UCNS congratulates the following programs and their program directors in achieving UCNS accreditation effective June 1, 2021.
Program |
Program Director |
Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry |
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University of Calgary |
Brienne McLane, MD, FRCPC, MSC |
University of Chicago |
James Mastrianni, MD, PhD |
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center |
James R. Bateman, III, MD, MPH |
Lahey Hospital and Medical Center |
Laura T. Safar, MD |
Headache Medicine |
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University of Florida Health Shands |
Yulia Orlova, MD |
Neurocritical Care |
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University of Nebraska Medical Center |
Daryl R. Gress, MD |
Westchester Medical Center |
Stephan A. Mayer, MD |
Neuro-oncology |
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center |
Jethro L. Hu, MD |
Training programs interested in applying for accreditation will find application and program requirement information for each subspecialty under “
Accreditation” at UCNS.org. Applications received by the December 1, 2021 deadline will be reviewed for accreditation in the spring of 2022.