Neurologic and neuroscience education: Mitigating neurophobia to mentor health care providers.

TitleNeurologic and neuroscience education: Mitigating neurophobia to mentor health care providers.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2019
AuthorsSandrone S, Berthaud JV, Chuquilin M, Cios J, Ghosh P, Gottlieb-Smith RJ, Kushlaf H, Mantri S, Masangkay N, Menkes DL, Nevel KS, Sarva H, Schneider LD
JournalNeurology
Volume92
Issue4
Pagination174-179
Date Published2019 01 22
ISSN1526-632X
KeywordsAttitude of Health Personnel, Delivery of Health Care, Humans, Mentors, Neurology, Neurosciences, Phobic Disorders, United States
Abstract

Neurologic disorders are among the most frequent causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Moreover, the current shortfall of neurologists is expected to worsen over the coming decade. As a consequence, many patients with neurologic disorders will be treated by physicians and primary care providers without formal neurologic training. Furthermore, a pervasive and well-described fear of neurology, termed neurophobia, has been identified in medical student cohorts, residents, and among general practitioners. In this article, members of the American Academy of Neurology A.B. Baker Section on Neurological Education review current guidelines regarding neurologic and neuroscience education, contextualize the genesis and the negative consequences of neurophobia, and provide strategies to mitigate it for purposes of mentoring future generations of health care providers.

DOI10.1212/WNL.0000000000006716
Alternate JournalNeurology
PubMed ID30568010

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