My Future as

Neurologist

06/05/2010

Seraj Omar MakkawiTeaching Assistant of Neurology

King Saud Bin Abdul-Aziz University for Health Sciences - WR

King Abdul-Aziz Medical City - Jeddah

NeurologyIt is a medical specialty dealing with disorders

of the nervous system

It is a Residency Training Program that you can started immediately after internship year

- Adult Neurology - Pediatric Neurology

Advantages Vs. Disadvantages

• Mental Challenges• Clinical Skills• Developing Branch• Patient relationship • Research• Academic • Community Need• Life Style ?! Not always• Acceptance ?!

Disadvantages

• Prognosis ?! • Surgical Skills • Chronic patient • Reading• Income in private Clinic • Acceptance ?!

Advantages

Local BoardVs.

Scholarship

Saudi Board

Saudi Board

• Duration : 4 years (1 year internal medicine)• Starting Date : 1st of Oct. • Joint Program

• Rotation in Western & Eastern Region • Single hospital with few outside rotation in

Central Region• Exams :

• Promotion annually• 1st part on 2nd year • Final Board exam on final Year

Annual Capacity of the Programs

• Western Region : 5• Central Region : 10• Eastern Region : 5

• No. of Applicants in Western Region in this year was 48

Sponsorship & Training Center

Central (10)• King Khalid Hospital (?demonstrator)• King Abdulaziz Medical City (2)• Armed Forces Hospital (3)• King Faisal Specialist Hospital (1-2)• King Fahad Medical City (1)• Rest sponsored by Minstary of Health or SCHC

Western (5): • King Abdulaziz Hospital (?demonstrator)• King Abdulaziz Medical City (1)• King Faisal Specialist Hospital (?1)• Al-Noor Specialist Hospital • King Fahad General Hospital• Rest sponsored by Minstary of Health or SCHC +/- Arm Forced hospital

Eastern (5): 4 centers

Canadian Board

Canadian Board

• Duration : 5 years (1-2 years internal medicine)

• Starting Date : 1st of July. • Exams :

• Final Board exam on final Year

Centers

• 2-6 positions for Visa Trainee / year (sponsored including Gulf Countries and Libya)

• Universities : • University of British Columbia• University of Calgary• University of Alberta• University of Manitoba • McGill University • +/- Dalhousie University 

American Board

American Board

• 4-5 years residency training (+/- Medicine)• on 2009 :

• No. of program : 47 • Positions Offered : 196 (123 US)• Unfilled Programs : 1 • No. of Applicants : 306 (US) 633 (Total)• Filled by US : 62.8 %

• Unmatched Secured Positions for Saudi ??

General Vs.

Subspecialty

Fellowship Accredited by American Academy of Neurology

Autonomic Nervous System

Behavioral Neurology

Child Neurology

Clinical Neurophysiology

Critical Care & Emergency Neurology

Epilepsy

Geriatric Neurology

Headache & Facial Pain

Interventional Neurology

Movement Disorders

Multiple Sclerosis

Neural Repair And Rehabilitation

NeuroepidemiologyNeurogeneticsNeuroimagingNeuroinfectious DiseaseNeuromuscularNeuro-OncologyNeuro-ophthalmology/Neuro-

OtologyPain MedicineSleep MedicineSpineStroke & Vascular Neurology

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Life Style…Resident Vs. Consultant

Leave…

1 month / year

On Calls… (In hospital Vs. Home On calls)

6-8 On Calls / Month

Income

Mean Income In US

If You are a Hard Worker, Good Reader and interested in Research & Education You can be a Neurologist

Thank You...2010

Dr_Makkawi

Smakkawi@hotmail.com