The Association of University Professors of Neurology (AUPN) serves as a forum for the Chairs of Departments or Divisions of Neurology in accredited medical schools in the United States and Canada to discuss academic interests and challenges. The AUPN supports department chairs through its educational offerings that are geared toward the leaders in Neurology Departments including program directors and clerkship directors.
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Rethinking Neurology Education With AI: A Preview of ANA/AUPN 2025
July 18th 2025Elisabeth Marsh, MD, an associate professor of neurology at Johns Hopkins, shared her insights on the emerging role of AI in clinical practice and neurologic education, ahead of her session at the 2025 ANA/AUPN Annual Meetings.
How Simulations Can Improve Non-Clinical Competencies in Neurology Education
July 17th 2025Nuri Jacoby, MD, neurologist at Maimonides Medical Center and SUNY Downstate, previewed a hands-on session at the upcoming AUP Annual Meeting exploring how simulations can teach communication, professionalism, and feedback skills in neurology training.
AUPN 2025 Preview: Simulation as a Tool to Develop Nonclinical Competencies in Trainees
July 15th 2025Nuri Jacoby, MD, a neurologist at Maimonides Medical Center and SUNY Downstate, previewed his talk at the 2025 AUPN Annual Meeting on using simulation to evaluate nonclinical competencies like communication and professionalism. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]
AUPN Leadership Minute Episode 39: Supporting K Awardees
November 14th 2023Episode 39 of the AUPN Leadership Minute features Donald S. Higgins Jr, MD, of Veterans Health Administration, Albany Medical College; and Alexandra Nelson, MD, PhD, of the University of California San Francisco. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]
AUPN Leadership Minute Episode 38: Visa Issues for Faculty
October 17th 2023Episode 38 of the AUPN Leadership Minute features Muhammad "Mud" Alvi, MD, of West Virginia University Robert C. Byrd Health; and David B. Watson, MD, of West Virginia University Robert C. Byrd Health. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]
AUPN Leadership Minute Episode 37: International Physicians in Neurology
September 12th 2023Episode 37 of the AUPN Leadership Minute features David G. Standaert, MD, PhD, of the University of Alabama at Birmingham; and Erica A. Schuyler, MD, of the University of Connecticut. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]
Creating Efficient, Well-Rounded Neurology Departments
August 31st 2023A panel of former AUPN presidents detailed how advances in neurology have changed the way the clinical specialty is taught, and why collaboration among leadership remains vital to creating an effective neurology department. [WATCH TIME: 7 minutes]