Child Neurology Society

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY OF PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGISTS DEVOTED TO FOSTERING THE DISCIPLINE OF CHILD NEUROLOGY & PROMOTING THE OPTIMAL CARE & WELFARE OF CHILDREN WITH NEUROLOGICAL & NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS BY ENSURING EXCELLENCE IN PATIENT CARE, EDUCATION & TRAINING, RESEARCH & ADVOCACY.CNS PHYSICIANS ARE SPECIALLY TRAINED IN CHILD NEUROLOGY/NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, OR ARE ENROLLED IN A CHILD NEUROLOGY/NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES TRAINING PROGRAM APPROVED BY THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (ACGME) OR THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS OF CANADA, OR HAVE MADE CONTRIBUTIONS IN INVESTIGATION, EDUCATION OR HEALTH CARE IN THE FIELD OF CHILD NEUROLOGY/NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. CHILD NEUROLOGISTS ARE SPECIALLY TRAINED PHYSICIANS WHO HAVE FOLLOWED UP THEIR FOUR-YEAR MEDICAL DEGREE WITH A FIVE-YEAR POST-GRADUATE TRAINING REGIMEN CONSISTING OF TWO YEARS TRAINING IN PEDIATRICS, ONE YEAR IN GENERAL NEUROLOGY & TWO YEARS IN CHILD NEUROLOGY.