[Specific neurology emergency training of medical residents in Spain].

Introduction: Training in emergency neurological illness is very important for the neurologist today. The Neurology National Commission has decided to obtain information on the work duties of neurologist residents in the different neurology units of the hospitals of our country and the supervision of the training in urgent pathology.
Method: A survey of adult neurology program directors to find out if their hospital fulfils the program criteria for the residents duty work.
Results: A response rate of 98.5% was obtained. In 47% of the neurology training units a neurologist supervised resident duty work 24 hours a day. In the rest of the neurology training units they did not fulfil all the training program criteria. We analysed the differences between the neurologist training units, and there are great differences between the hospitals and all regions and communities in our country. Only 65% of neurology residents do their education in neurology units who fulfill the national program criteria on training on urgent neurology pathology
Conclusions: There is too much diversity in resident duty work in neurologist training units and not all the units meet the national training program requirements.
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