United Council For Neurologic Subspecialties

INITIAL CERTIFICATION:UCNS offers high-stakes certification examinations for nine neurologic subspecialties. Physicians who pass their respective subspecialty certification examination demonstrate their competence in their chosen neurology specialty and commit to lifelong learning to provide quality patient care. The certification process is overseen by the Certification Council, a standing committee reporting to the UCNS Board of Directors. In 2024, certification examinations were offered for the neurologic subspecialties of Autonomic Disorder, Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry, Headache Medicine, Interventional Neurology, and Neonatal Neurocritical Care. As of the end of 2024 there are 3,339 UCNS-certified physicians.

ACCREDITATION:UCNS-accredited programs demonstrate that they meet the standards of graduate medical education excellence set by the UCNS and the subspecialty experts of each of the UCNS-recognized subspecialties. The peer-reviewed accreditation process is overseen by the Accreditation Council, a standing committee reporting to the UCNS Board of Directors. As of the end of 2024, United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties (UCNS) has 245 accredited fellowship programs in ten subspecialties.