Categories of the Resident and Fellow Section
This information must be used in conjunction with all policies and specifications outlined in the Author Center. The Resident & Fellow Section (RFS) publishes papers that further the education of medical students, residents, fellows, and other trainees. Papers in the RFS are relevant to trainees, educators, and others interested in medical education. Papers in this section can be written by trainees and others. Manuscript in this section include:
1.3.1 Education Research Articles
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Education Research |
These articles are devoted to research papers that focus on the education of students, residents, and fellows, and neurologists, including but not limited to interventional trials, survey studies, and quality improvement initiatives. These papers are handled by the RFS team, but are published with other Research Articles in Neurology. |
See Research Articles |
See Research Articles |
1.3.2 Case-Based Articles
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Clinical Reasoning |
Clinical Reasoning articles focus on case presentations with the aim of developing reasoning skills among trainees. Appropriate cases for publication include uncommon presentations of common neurological disorders and typical presentations of more exotic disorders (see Clinical Reasoning Author Guide) |
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Pearls & Oy-sters |
Pearls & Oy-sters is a feature focusing on fundamental clinical neurology. Each article should address a specific area of clinical neurological disease and provide expertise in the form of clinical insights and tips, i.e., “pearls,” as well as advice for avoiding mistakes, or “oy-sters.” (see Pearls & Oy-sters Author Guide) |
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Child Neurology |
The Child Neurology subsection focuses on contemporary educational issues in pediatric neurology. These articles provide up-to-date case-based reviews on important topics in child neurology that are relevant to all neurologists, particularly those still in training. |
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Teaching NeuroImages and Teaching Video NeuroImages |
Teaching NeuroImages are interesting, previously unpublished photomicrographs, patient photographs, neuroradiologic images, or other pictorial material. They should be particularly clear examples of established observations intended for the trainee audience. Educational videos may also be submitted under this category (Teaching Video NeuroImages) (see Teaching NeuroImages Author Guide). If revision is invited, authors will be prompted by editorial staff to create and upload PowerPoint slides as “Teaching Slides.” These slides will be reviewed by the editors before they are accepted. |
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Teaching NeuroImages & Teaching Video NeuroImages
Teaching NeuroImages are interesting, previously unpublished photomicrographs, patient photographs, neuroradiologic images, or other pictorial material. They should be particularly clear examples of established observations intended for the trainee audience. Educational videos may also be submitted under this category (Teaching Video NeuroImages.). *Note*: If revision is invited for Teaching NeuroImage or Video Teaching NeuroImage submissions , authors will be prompted by editorial staff to create and upload PowerPoint slides as ‘Teaching Slides.’ These slides will be made available online with the article as a teaching tool for trainees and program directors. The purpose of teaching slide deck is to provide a ready-to-use learning tool to promote critical thinking and analysis of a clinical case history plus neuroimaging findings. The diagnosis and teaching points are revealed in the last slide so that the learners have the opportunity to formulate a differential diagnosis and interpret the images before being told the answer. Please provide four slides; all of the information on the slides can be copied and pasted from the original manuscript into the slide deck as described below. The figure legend and references go in the speaker’s notes section. See one-page Author Guide.
Teaching slides (DO NOT UPLOAD WITH ORIGINAL SUBMISSION; IT WILL BE REQUESTED BY EDITORIAL STAFF)
- Use Calibri font (black color without text effects like shadows or outlines, please)
- Font size should be 36 – 44 point for the headings, 24 – 32 point for the body text, and 24 point for the “First Author et al.” in the bottom right of the slides.
Slide 1 – Teaching NeuroImages title slide (do not list title of article as that may give away diagnosis
- Slide is pre-populated with AAN copyright and logo
- Provide a brief (5-7 words) title with the age and sex of the patient (e.g., A 13-Year-Old Girl with
Progressive Weakness; A 3-Year-Old Boy with Global Developmental Delay; A 65-Year-Old Man with New Headaches)
Slide 2 – Vignette
- Paste case history as a bulleted list
- Type first author’s name plus “et al” in bottom right of slide
Slide 3 – Imaging
- Insert image figure (*For Teaching Video Neuroimages only, embed your video on this slide, if possible. (See http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint-help/compatible-multimedia-file-formats-HA001230325.aspx [office.microsoft.com] for compatible formats.)
- Paste figure legend into the notes section
- Type first author’s name plus “et al” in bottom right of slide
Slide 4 –Diagnosis / Conclusions
- Paste title of Teaching NI or Teaching Video NI
- Paste conclusions as a bulleted list
- Paste references into the notes section
- Type first author’s name plus “et al” in bottom right of slide