ABPN Requirements for Board Eligibility:
"Neurology residency is 48 months, the first 12 months of which must include a broad clinical experience in general internal medicine. This year must include at least one of the following:
8 months in internal medicine with primary responsibility in patient care or
6 months in internal medicine with primary responsibility in patient care and a period of at least 2 months total time in pediatrics or emergency medicine or both.
Residents must spend no more than 2 months in neurology during this year.
A full year of ACGME-accredited training in internal medicine, or as an acceptable alternative, a full year in an ACGME-accredited program in which a minimum of six months of training must be in internal medicine, the details
of which must be documented by the training director. The composition of these six months may NOT include rotations in neurology, family medicine, or emergency medicine. To ensure that these six months constitute a highquality experience, they should emphasize progressive responsibility for the resident. At least two of the additional six months must be spent in internal medicine, pediatrics, and/or emergency medicine. For candidates entering neurology residency training on or after July 1, 2001, at least two of the additional six months must be spent in internal medicine, pediatrics, family medicine, and/or emergency medicine. No more than two of the remaining four months may be spent in neurology.
AND
Three full years of postgraduate, specialized residency training in a neurology program accredited by the ACGME."
