Neonatal Neurocritical Care Accreditation and Certification Development to Begin
The UCNS soon will be accrediting training programs and certifying physicians for the neurologic subspecialty of Neonatal Neurocritical Care (NNCC). The UCNS Board of Directors approved the subspecialty's application for subspecialty recognition at its August board meeting. With the addition of NNCC, the UCNS now provides accreditation of fellowship programs for nine neurologic subspecialties and provides certification examinations for eight subspecialties. The full announcement may be found in the online press release.
The NNCC subspecialty application was sponsored, prepared, and submitted by the Newborn Brain Society. The NNCC accreditation and certification development process will take an estimated 12-18 months to complete. Details, updates, and comment periods will be released and available on the UCNS website at www.ucns.org.
Comment Period Open for Neurologic Subspecialty Training Milestones and Program Requirements
The comment periods are now open for the following proposed neurologic subspecialty UCNS fellowship milestones and program requirements:
Geriatric Neurology (Fellowship milestones)
Neuroimaging (Fellowship milestones)
Neurocritical Care (Focused program requirement change)
Revised Neuroimaging Program Requirements Released
A Neuroimaging task force of members selected by the subspecialty's sponsoring organization, the American Society of Neuroimaging, recently reviewed and updated their subspecialty-specific fellowship program requirements for UCNS accreditation. Following the public comment period and board approval, the revised Neuroimaging Program Requirements will be implemented effective June 1, 2023. Program requirements for all UCNS-recognized neurologic subspecialties are available at ucns.org/ProgramRequirements.
UCNS Has the Answers to Your Frequently Asked Questions
Do you have a question about UCNS accreditation, certification, or C-cert? Do you wonder if you can enroll a fellow who has a J-1 Visa? How to verify your certification status? If you can get CME or self-assessment credits for completing C-cert requirements? Answers to all of these questions and more can be found by visiting the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) pages on the UCNS website. Is your question not answered? Contact UCNS staff for the answer.
