Your Career in Neurology
Medical Students
Neurology is a respected medical field that offers opportunities like no other.
With over 1 in 3 people worldwide living with a neurological condition, the need for neurologists is greater than ever. An organ as complex as the brain, with a diverse range of related disorders, puts neurology at the forefront of unchartered medical frontiers—a frontier that is on the cusp of exploding as new treatments emerge. In addition to treating patients of all ages and enhancing their quality of life, the possibilities for tomorrow are as infinite as the brain itself.
Choose Neurology
Choosing a medical specialty is a big decision. A career in neurology makes you essential in many people’s lives. As a neurologist, you would specialize in the diagnosis, care, and treatment of brain, spinal cord, and nervous system disease. That can include disorders like Alzheimer’s disease, stroke, concussion, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, headache and migraine, and more.
Through clinical care and research, neurologists and neuroscience professionals are helping advance what we know about the brain. Every day, their work gets us closer to better treatments, cures, and even prevention of brain disease. Learn more about what a neurologist is, what a neurologist treats, and begin your career in neurology today.
Why Choose Neurology?
Curious why neurology would make a strong career, or what neurologists treat?
What is a neurologist?
Discover what it means to be a neurologist and how you can make a difference.
How to become a neurologist
Ready to become a neurologist or just curious as to what it would take?
Make a Difference with Neurology
Neurology is an exciting and fast-growing field that creates real-life solutions to help everyday people.
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Medical students: Join or start a SIGN chapter at your institution today.
Career Center
The AAN Neurology Career Center is a great place to search for hundreds of neurology jobs, set up a job alert to be notified when new neurology jobs of interest are available, keep your professional CV confidential and conveniently apply for the largest collection of neurology jobs anywhere.