Congratulations to the Newly Certified and
Re-Certified Neurocritical Care Diplomates
of the UCNS
By Michael L. “Luke” James, MD, Neurocritical Care representative to the UCNS
The United Council for Neurologic
Subspecialties (UCNS) is pleased to announce
the names of the physicians who passed the
2018 UCNS Neurocritical Care Certification
and Recertification Examinations.
Demonstrating their expert knowledge in
Neurocritical Care, 155 physicians passed the
Neurocritical Care Certification Examination
with a pass rate of 79 percent. These physicians now hold
the distinction of being UCNS Diplomates. With continued
multidisciplinary composition, these new diplomates come from
primary backgrounds in neurology (140), internal medicine (31),
anesthesiology (9), emergency medicine (8), general surgery (7),
pediatrics (2) and neurosurgery (1). The vast majority of new
certifications were earned through the fellowship track (157) with
practice (29) and faculty diplomate tracks (11) following.
This was the first year that the re-certification examination was
offered by the UCNS, and 85 percent of individuals eligible for
re-certification in 2017 sat for the exam. A total of 109 physicians
passed the Neurocritical Care Recertification Examination with
a pass rate of 95 percent. These individuals have demonstrated
their commitment to life-long learning by meeting the continuing
medical education and subspecialty knowledge requirements
necessary to maintain their certification. They also come
from varied backgrounds with at least one individual from
anesthesiology, emergency medicine, neurosurgery, and general
surgery re-certifying in neurocritical care, in
addition to physicians from internal medicine
and neurology.
There are currently 1,374 physician UCNS
Diplomates certified in Neurocritical Care from
68 accredited programs.
Important future dates:
Neurocritical Care: Recertification only 2018
Application opens: April 2018
Application Closes: July 2 (early)/July 16 (final), 2018
Examination Date: December 3-7, 2018
Neurocritical Care: Initial and Recertification 2019
Application opens: April 2019
Application Closes: July 1 (early)/July 17 (final), 2019
Examination Date: December 9-13, 2019
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