title: Stroke medicine: a new subspecialty.
abstract: The specialist management of patients with stroke has assumed increasing importance over the last 10 years. In recognition of this the Specialist Training Authority has accepted stroke medicine as a subspecialty. The scope of the training programme and the route into it are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine for the Elderly, University Hospital Lewisham, London SE13 6LH.
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Starke
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D003253:Consultants; D003479:Curriculum; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards; D008511:Medicine; D013038:Specialization; D020521:Stroke / Q000628:therapy*