The prevalence and rate of increase in prevalence of physicians from groups under-represented
in medicine are lower in neurology, including child neurology, than in many other
fields of medicine.
1
,2
Early exposure to basic and clinical neuroscience enhances the likelihood of pursuit
of a career in neurology.
3
,4
For example, in the United States, 3.5% medical students obtained their undergraduate
degree in the field of neuroscience. Of these students, 21.5% chose neurology as their
likely specialty at matriculation. Although this fraction decreased somewhat by the
time they graduated from medical school, students who majored in neuroscience remained
more likely than their peers to become neurologists.
2
During medical school, faculty mentors, exposure to a field during the first year
of medical school, and outpatient experiences all play a role in attracting students
to a specialty.
3
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Published online: August 11, 2020
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