title: Defining the role of the academic neurohospitalist in residency education.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We sought to better understand the potential impact of the burgeoning neurohospitalist model of inpatient care on education of neurology residents and to better define possible roles for "neurohospitalists" in residency education.
  
  
  METHODS
  We designed a brief qualitative open-ended survey directed toward academic leaders in neurology and distributed it by e-mail to every academic neurology department in the United States and Canada.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of 83 respondents, 36 (43%) had an active neurohospitalist program and only 10% felt certain they would not have 1 within the next 5 years. All respondents expected to have residents continue to be involved with inpatient care. The main perceived advantage for resident education associated with neurohospitalists was inpatient care expertise, and the main expected disadvantage was decreased exposure to subspecialty attendings. The majority anticipated positive impact on all Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education core competencies predominantly based on neurohospitalists' expertise in the inpatient setting.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The majority of academic neurology departments are expected to have a neurohospitalist program within the next 5 years. There are several perceived advantages and disadvantages to such a program for education of neurology residents. In general, the impact of these programs is expected to improve resident education. Regardless of expectations, neurohospitalists will likely play a prominent role in the education of the next generation of neurologists.
authors: Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors: Naymee
authors: N
authors: Velez-Ruiz
authors: Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors: Jaffar
authors: J
authors: Khan
authors: Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors: James G
authors: JG
authors: Greene
keywords: clinical specialty; education; neurohospitalist; quality; techniques