Opinion and Special Article: The Need for Specialized Training in Women's Neurology.

Women's Neurology is an emerging subspecialty that focuses on neurologic disorders across a woman's lifetime. This new domain recognizes that both health and disease are directly impacted by hormonal and reproductive changes throughout the lifespan. This field includes neurologic diseases with a higher prevalence in women, as well as diseases that require specialized management during pregnancy, postpartum, lactation, and menopause. A survey was sent to United States neurology residency program directors to understand the state of training in the area. Their responses highlighted an urgent need for additional education in this field for neurology residents. Here, we discuss the educational gaps in this area, the clinical benefits of a women's neurology discipline, the instructional gaps in this area, and provide practical recommendations for training programs in women's neurology using two innovative fellowship programs.