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Diplomate Update 
Important news and announcements exclusively for UCNS diplomates
September 13, 2023
Last Chance to Win a $250 Amazon Gift Card 
Early Incentive to complete C-cert requirements by October 1st
All diplomates who pay their 2023 C-cert administrative fee by October 1st will be entered into a drawing for a $250 Amazon gift card. Double dip by completing and passing the 2023 C-cert quiz and any outstanding 2022 requirements by the same date and you will also be entered into a second $250 gift card drawing, doubling your chances of winning. Sign in now to pay and qualify for your first entry.

Questions about C-cert? Go to C-cert Frequently Asked Questions or contact Bryan Hagerla, C-cert Manager, at bhagerla@ucns.org or (612) 928-6326. 
Volunteer Interest Sought for UCNS Certification Exam Committees
Share your time and expertise to advance your subspecialty! If you are interested in serving as a volunteer on your subspecialty's certification examination committee, review the job description and submit the Certification Examination Committee Volunteer Interest Form.

By submitting the online form, you give permission for the UCNS to share the interest form information with the relevant subspecialty sponsoring organization(s) for their nomination consideration. Submission deadline for 2024 nomination consideration is October 31, 2023.
Don't Wait Until the Last Minute to Complete
2023 C-cert Requirements
(79 days to December 1st Deadline)

  1. Sign into your UCNS profile to pay the annual C-cert administrative fee. (Payment required for quiz access.)
  2. Read the articles on your respective subspecialty certification reading list.
  3. Take and pass your C-cert quiz(zes). Access your quiz by signing into your UCNS profile and click on the tab labeled "Assessments" in the blue bar on your profile page, where you'll find a hyperlink under "My Assessments" that will take you to your available C-cert quiz(zes).

Deadline to meet all C-cert requirements: December 1, 2023
Important Diplomate Dates & Deadlines

October 1: C-cert early completion incentive deadline
October 31: Deadline to submit online 2024 Volunteer Interest Form
December 1: C-cert quiz completion deadline
December 1: Application period opens for UCNS Interventional Neurology Certification Exam
January 1, 2024: Application period opens for UCNS Headache Medicine Certification Exam
February 1, 2024: Application period opens for UCNS Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry Certification Exam
February 1, 2024: Application period opens for UCNS Neonatal Neurocritical Care Certification Exam
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