title: Neurohospitalists: perceived need and training requirements in academic neurology.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We sought to determine the current practices and plans for departmental hiring of neurohospitalists at academic medical centers and to identify the core features of a neurohospitalist training program.
  
  
  METHODS
  We surveyed department chairs or residency program directors at 123 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)-accredited US adult neurology training programs.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Sixty-three(51% response rate) responded, 76% of whom were program directors. In all, 24 (38%) academic neurology departments reported employing neurohospitalists, and an additional 10 departments have plans to hire neurohospitalists in the next year. In all, 4 academic neurology departments have created a neurohospitalist training program, and 10 have plans to create a training program within the next 2 years. Hospitals were the most frequent source of funding for established and planned programs (93% of those reporting). Most (n = 39; 65%) respondents felt that neurohospitalist neurology should be an ACGME-accredited fellowship. The highest priority neurohospitalist training elements among respondents included stroke, epilepsy, and consult neurology as well as patient safety and cost-effective inpatient care. The most important procedural skills for a neurohospitalist, as identified by respondents, include performance of brain death evaluations, lumbar punctures, and electroencephalogram interpretation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Neurohospitalists have emerged as subspecialists within neurology, growing both in number and in scope of responsibilities in practice. Neurohospitalists are in demand among academic departments, with many departments developing their existing presence or establishing a new presence in the field. A neurohospitalist training program may encompass training in stroke, epilepsy, and consult neurology with additional focus on patient safety and cost-effective care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Probasco
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA ; University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Benjamin P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: George
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: E Ray
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Dorsey
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Arun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Venkatesan
keywords: academic; education; fellowship; neurohospitalist; training