ABOUT THE RESIDENT EDUCATION PROGAM

The aim of this program is to provide early stage adult and pediatric neurology residents with a foundation in headache medicine education led by experienced faculty in neurologic education and headache medicine.

We hope that this program will inspire a greater number of junior neurology trainees to consider pursuing careers in headache medicine.

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PROGRAM DETAILS

This fall, the American Headache Society’s Resident Education Program will be held in-person starting the evening of Friday, September 30 through the morning of Sunday, October 2, 2022 at the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center in Los Angeles, CA.

Faculty and residents will engage throughout the meeting in an interactive format that features lectures, small group sessions and workshops, and a friendly competition, as well as informally at combined faculty-resident meals and breaks.

The Resident Education Program will:

• Provide early stage adult and pediatric neurology residents with a foundation in headache medicine education.
• Promote the exchange of information and ideas concerning the causes and treatments of headache and related painful disorders.
• Introduce residents to experienced faculty in neurologic education and headache medicine.
• Inspire a greater number of neurology residents to pursue careers in headache medicine.

ACCEPTED APPLICANTS

Applicants who are accepted into the program will receive will receive a stipend up to $1,500 for reimbursement of eligible travel expenses and a complimentary one-year Trainee membership to the American Headache Society, or extension of their existing AHS Trainee membership.

HEALTH AND SAFETY

AHS is committed to protecting your health and safety during the Resident Education Program. All attendees and faculty are required to be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus (at least 14 days after receiving the second Pfizer or Moderna dose or the Johnson and Johnson dose) prior to arriving to meeting. Participants will need to provide proof of vaccination (a vaccine card or picture) during badge pickup. Masks are required for all participants while inside the meeting space, except during eating or drinking.

Program Committee

Matthew S. Robbins, MD, FAHS, Chair Weill Cornell Medical College New York, NY	Deborah I. Friedman, MD, MPH, FAHS UT Southwestern Dallas, TX
Amy Gelfand, MD, MAS, FAHS University of California San Francisco San Francisco, CA	Peter J. Goadsby, MD, PhD, FAHS University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
Melissa Rayhill, MD, FAHS University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine, The State University of New York Williamsville, NY	Noah Rosen, MD, FAHS Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine Northwell Headache Center Great Neck, NY
Niushen Zhang, MD, FAHS Stanford University Palo Alto, CA

Program Faculty

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Preliminary Program Agenda

September 30 – October 2, 2022 (all times PST)

Application Criteria: 

• Submit the online application form with the following supporting documents:
  • Completion of brief statement of interest (100-200 words)
  • CV
  • Letter of support from Program Director
    • Each program director may nominate only one early stage resident from their program (PGY1 or PGY2 for adult neurology, PGY1, PGY2, or PGY3 for child neurology, but if no such candidate is available a PGY3 adult neurology or PGY4 child neurology resident would be considered).
• Applicant must be a resident in a US adult or pediatric neurology training program. We will also consider applications from trainees in other residency programs, including but not limited to internal medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, physiatry, obstetrics and gynecology, and orofacial pain. International applications are not eligible at this time.

Accepted participants will receive the following:

• Reimbursement up to $1,500 for eligible travel expenses including:
  • Roundtrip coach/economy class travel
  • Ground transportation to/from airport and conference center (car rental and gas not covered)
  • Two nights’ accommodation at the conference hotel
• Meals, which are included in the meeting, from Friday night through Sunday morning.
• Complimentary one-year trainee membership to the American Headache Society or extension of an existing AHS Trainee membership

Applications and supporting materials must be received no later than Monday, August 15, 2022. Apply here!

The American Headache Society gratefully acknowledges the support of the 2022 Resident Education Program from our industry supporters:

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