title: Neurology for internal medicine residents: working towards a national Canadian curriculum consensus.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Partly due to the absence of a standardized neurology curriculum, internal medicine residents often perceive neurology lowest in terms of the level of knowledge and clinical confidence.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To compare the learning needs of internal medicine residents with the perceived learning needs of neurology and internal medicine program directors and to integrate these needs by developing a focused nationwide neurology curriculum for internal medicine residents rotating through neurology.
  
  
  METHODS
  Medical residents and neurology and internal medicine program directors from programs across the Canada were asked to complete an online survey and to rank an exhaustive list of neurology topics. A modified Delphi approach was used to obtain consensus on the top 20 topics to include in the curriculum.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Over 80% of residents felt their competency in neurology was average or below after completing their neurology rotation. There was very high correlation between the topics ranked by residents and staff. We were able to achieve consensus on 20 topics to be included in a neurology curriculum for internal medicine residents.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Through a modified Delphi approach we were able to produce a neurology curriculum for internal medicine residents rotating through neurology based on the input of program directors across the country.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Toronto, Mount Sinai Hospital, Joseph and Wolf Lebovic Health Complex, 60 Murray Street, L2-210, Toronto, ON, M6K 2J3, Canada. jason.lazarou@utoronto.ca
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lazarou
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hopyan
authors.forename: Danny
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Panisko
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tai
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine / Q000193:education*; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009462:Neurology / Q000193:education*