Career Development

residents & Fellows

Build a successful career in neurology with unparalleled resources available exclusively from the AAN.

Fellowship Resources

Learn more about applying for a fellowship and visit the Fellowship Directory to view available fellowship opportunities

career Resources

Visit the Neurology Career Center for all your job searching needs:

  • Job Listings
  • Interview Resources
  • Employment Contracts
  • CV Review Services
  • Career Coaching Services
  • Career Transition Resources 

Transitioning from Training into Practice

Webinars are 60-90 minutes in length. They can be accessed and viewed on-demand when it's convenient for trainees.

Business Basics Webinar Series

Your First Employment Contract

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT

FREE for residents! Practice Management Webinars help you gain valuable insight and tools to help navigate through the changes that lay ahead in the new health care landscape.

  • View upcoming live webinars
  • Discover previously recorded webinars

Research Grants

Where to Find Grants

  • Many early-career grants will require a funded mentor.
  • Compile a list of grants for all stages in your career.
  • Start with the NIH in not only your field but related fields NCI and NINDS for neuro-oncology, for example.
  • Find any other big institutes that support research: NSFAHRQ, (DoD, VA, etc.)
  • Look also to organizations that are general (AAN, ANA, American Brain Foundation, SfN, etc.) and specific (AHA, AASM, etc.)
  • Look at foundations (American Brain Foundation, ALSANMSSSRS, etc.)
  • Look intramurally (standard intramural funding, career-promotion awards, etc.)

Additional Resources

International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society Fundamentals Course Series
Educational video presentations conducted by top experts in the Movement Disorders field that provides a complete overview of various aspects and clinical approaches to the evaluation and management of common movement disorders.

2019 Annual Meeting On Demand Resident Education Guide
The AAN’s Graduate Education Subcommittee (GES) reviewed the courses available via the 2019 AMOD. Though all the courses are important and well-done, the GES compiled a list of courses that would be high-yield and most relevant for residents.