Is Fellowship Training Necessary for Neurohospitalists?

Abstract

Neurohospitalists are an emerging subspecialty group in neurology. 1 A recent survey of neurohospitalists found 75% of respondents had completed general neurology residency plus additional fellowship training (54% vascular neurology, 13% neurocritical care, and 33% other). 2 A limited number of neurohospitalist fellowship positions 3 , 4 are offered in the United States, however, a standardized curriculum or subspecialty certification examination does not currently exist. Given the recent dialogue surrounding the utility of neurohospitalist fellowship training, the purpose of this article is to provide 2 contrasting perspectives on the perceived need for neurohospitalist fellowship training.