Developing a Curriculum for Functional Neurological Disorder in Neurology Training

Author Type(s)

Faculty

Document Type

Abstract

Publication Date

11-2023

DOI

10.1016/j.ncl.2023.02.007

Journal Title

Neurologic Clinics

Department

Neurology

Abstract

Functional neurologic disorder (FND) is a common condition for which neurology residents often receive little to no formal teaching. Using a question-and-answer format, this article puts forward a case for why an FND curriculum is needed and aims to provide guidance on possible curricular content including medical knowledge, clinical skills, communication, and team-based collaboration. The authors also discuss methods for teaching and evaluating this knowledge and associated clinical skills, linking this to current Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education neurology milestones. Finally, the authors consider how to better engage and energize neurology trainees around this underserved yet challenging patient population.

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