American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

Founded in 1948, the AAN now represents more than 38,000 members and is dedicated to promoting the highest quality patient-centered care and enhancing member career satisfaction.

Mission :
To promote the highest quality patient-centered neurologic care and enhance member career satisfaction.

Vision :
To be indispensable to their members.

Goals:
• Demonstrate and assert the value of neurology to policymakers, patients, the public, and other major stakeholders.
• Grow the neurology workforce and innovate care delivery to meet the future needs for patient care.
• Demonstrate and communicate our commitment to being a fully inclusive, diverse, and anti-racist organization that promotes neurologic health equity and actively works to recruit and support a diverse membership.
• Ensure the health of the neurology community and enhance member and staff satisfaction, well-being and resiliency, and engagement.
• Advocate and support the financial well-being, continuing viability, and innovation of the practice of neurology.
• Expand and support neuroscience research.
• Create novel ways to educate and assist members in providing high value, team-based, patient-centered clinical care.