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About This Section

AAN Resources for Students

The AAN provides a variety of educational and professional opportunities, no matter where you are in your medical studies, including awards & fellowships, clerkships, residency programs, examination schedules, and details on special AAN programs (see Related Areas at right). Other benefits for students and residents include:

  • Student Loan Consolidation
  • Resident-Approved PDA Software
  • AAN Student Discounts on Epocrates
  • Neurology® Introduces Page for Residents/Fellows
  • Introduction to Diagnostic Coding: A Resident's Guide to ICD-9-CM

Student Loan Consolidation

The AAN Student Loan Program offers AAN members, their spouses, and children excellent student loan consolidation benefits. Receive exceptional customer service from a non-profit organization that cares about students. It also offers simplicity: one loan, one payment, on lender. Easy online application. Learn more or call (866) 869-0579.

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Resident-Approved PDA Software

Palm and Pocket PC handhelds are available now at the AAN PDA Center, along with select software programs that have been reviewed and approved by neurology residents. Software programs available include Cochrane Reviews, eMedicine Neurology, Epocrates, Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Neurology, Merritt's Neurology Handbook, and the Washington Manual Neurology Survival Guide. Learn more or call (800)462-0388.

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AAN Student Discounts on Epocrates

Member students, residents, and fellows receive a 50% discount on software-only purchases directly from Epocrates. Just log in and your discount on selected products will appear in the cart at checkout.

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Neurology® Introduces Page for Residents/Fellows

The Resident and Fellow Page has been introduced in Neurology as a primarily online feature to serve neurology trainees. This section centralizes information that is of particular interest to residents and fellows and supports the development of lifelong learning skills. Upcoming features include a video library of classic and atypical neurological findings.

The editorial team, which includes residents and fellows from around the country, invites submissions of articles as well as short video clips. Submission instructions can be found here.

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Introduction to Diagnostic Coding: A Resident's Guide to ICD-9-CM

The AAN has developed a coding resource for program directors to provide to residents. Developed by the Resident Products & Services Workgroup, the multimedia presentation introduces residents to diagnostic coding. View the presentation.

To share feedback about the presentation or for more information about the workgroup's projects, please contact Amanda Bettmann at abettmann@aan.com or (651) 695-2718.

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For More Information
Cheryl Alementi

Administrator, Education
calementi@aan.com
(651) 695-2737

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  • Clerkships
  • Residency programs
  • The Student Interest Group in Neurology (SIGN)
  • The AAN Fellowship Directory
  • The Residency In-Service Training Examination (RITE)
  • PDA Center
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