How To Become A Neurologist?

In order to become a neurologist, one needs to:

• Graduate from high school with a high GPA, especially in life sciences and math;
• Complete a 4-year pre-med/Biology degree;
• Volunteer in a medicine-related facility;
• Pass the Medical college admission test (MCAT);
• Enter a licensed medical school, one that possibly offers a neurology clerkship;
• Complete the 4 years of required initial medical training at the medical school, including internship.
• Try to do a neurology rotation during your internship training;
• Pass the 3 stages of the United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE);
• Join a residency that should include:
  • 1-year general internal medicine residency for general neurologists;
  • 2 years of pediatrics for child neurologists;
  • 3 years of specialized neurology residency.
• Get licensed by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN);
• Join a fellowship in any of these subspecialties:
  • Autonomous disorders;
  • Epilepsy;
  • Brain injury medicine;
  • Headache medicine;
  • Clinical neurophysiology;
  • Geriatric neurology;
  • Neural repair and rehabilitation;
  • Sleep medicine;
  • Neuroimaging;
• There are many neurology subspecialties to choose from besides the mentioned above;
• You would have to participate in continuing medical education after completing the main education track as well;