Early Career Resources

The ANPA Early Career Committee is committed to helping ANPA members exchange information on how to navigate early career issues in Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry, provide important resources for early career members, develop educational and scholarly activities to support the early career process, and allow networking among ANPA members regarding early career issues.

The Early Career Committee is chaired by Shawn Smyth, MD.  

Get Involved!

• In collaboration with the Membership Committee, we host the Early Career Special Interest Group (SIG), which has ongoing activities and virtual meetings to help grow our community throughout the year. Check out the Early Career SIG here. 

Student Organizations and Guides:

• Student Interest Group in Neurology (SIGN): https://www.aan.com/tools-resources/student-interest-group-in-neurology

• Psychiatry Student Interest Group Network (PsychSIGN): www.psychsign.org

• Early Career Committee's Becoming a BNNP Fellow Guide

Residents and Fellows:

• United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties (UCNS): www.ucns.org 

Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry Fellowship Directory (search tool)

Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry Program Requirements

Certification in Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry

• The Online Core Curriculum and Mastery (OCCAM) for Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry (BNNP): https://www.vumc.org/occam-bnnp/welcome

Early Career:

• UCNS Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry Continuous Certification

• Job Opportunities

• Job Opportunities- Consider the following sites:
• AAN Career Center - https://careers.aan.com
• APA Job Central - https://jobs.psychiatry.org
• SCBN Job Postings - https://the-sbcn.org/job-postings
• AAGP (American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry) Job Board - https://www.aagponline.org/psychiatrists-providers/careers/job-board
• Contact your local hospital systems or university medical Centers even if jobs aren't posted. BNNP training provides extremely valuable skill-sets, our patients are numerous, and the demand is exceptional everywhere. Create the opportunities you want by reminding departments and systems of everything you bring that is unique and necessary for patient-centric, well-rounded, and cost-efficient healthcare.