Neurology & Neuroscience

TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN THE DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES AT THE WARREN ALPERT MEDICAL SCHOOL OF BROWN UNIVERSITY AND ITS AFFILIATED HOSPITALS AS ONE OF THE PREMIER DEPARTMENTS IN NEW ENGLAND.

TO ADVANCE THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES PERTAINING TO MOVEMENT DISORDERS; TO IMPROVE THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF PATIENTS; TO OPERATE EXCLUSIVELY FOR SCIENTIFIC, SCHOLARLY AND EDUCATIONAL PURPORSES; TO ENCOURAGE RESEARCH; TO PROVIDE FORUMS FOR SHARING IDEAS AND FOR ADVANCING THE RELATED CLINICAL AND SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES; AND TO ENCOURAGE INTEREST AND PARTICIPATION IN THE ACTIVITIES OF THE SOCIETY AMONG HEALTHCARE AND ALLIED PROFESSIONALS AND SCIENTISTS.

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.

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PNIRS IS AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR RESEARCHERS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND THE IMMUNE SYSTEM, AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BEHAVIOR AND HEALTH.

THE SOCIETY IS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO IMPROVING HUMAN HEALTH BY ADVANCING NUCLEAR MEDICINE, MOLECULAR IMAGING AND RADIONUCLIDE THERAPY.

THE CNS EXISTS TO ENHANCE HEALTH AND IMPROVE LIVES THROUGH THE ADVANCEMENT OF NEUROSURGICAL EDUCATION AND SCIENTIFIC EXCHANGE.

ADVANCING SCIENCE, EDUCATION, AND CAREERS TO IMPROVE NEUROLOGIC HEALTH FOR ALL.

The Blue Bird Circle (the Circle) is dedicated to the promotion of the well-being of humanity through the betterment of the community. Its charitable and benevolent activities are pledged to the support of The Blue Bird Circle Clinic for Pediatric Neurology at Texas Children's Hospital, The Blue Bird Circle Developmental Neurogenetics Laboratory at Baylor College of Medicine, The Blue Bird Circle Rett Center at Baylor College of Medicine, and the Blue Bird Circle Clinical Research Center at Texas Children's Hospital.

DEDICATED TO ACHIEVING INCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE IN THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH NEURO-OPHTHALMIC DISEASES BY THE SUPPORT AND PROMOTION OF EQUITABLE EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND THE PRACTICE OF NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY.

THE FOUNDATION PROMOTES HEALTH IN THE COMMUNITY, EDUCATES BROWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL STUDENTS, ENGAGES IN MEDICAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION, AND SUPPORTS THE NEUROSURGERY DEPARTMENT OF RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL.