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Training Requirements

For Candidates

All post-graduate training must be completed as a resident in an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) accredited neurological surgery program, under the direction of the resident's neurosurgery program director.

In addition to the requirements below, residents must master the Neuroanatomy Exam to be eligible to register for the Primary Exam. The ABNS Primary Exam must be passed for credit prior to chief year.




For Candidates Who Began Training Before July 1, 2019, please contact the ABNS at abns@abns.org.

Learn more about Family Medical Leave Act while in residency and post-residency.