Program Mission, Aims and Vision

To Train epilepsy specialists of the future by rigorous scholarship in an open and inquiring environment;
To Inspire clinical excellence through exemplary and humane patient-centric care;
To Impassion a spirit of scientific thinking that impacts the open problems of our field;
To Create a nurturing environment that encourages diversity, inclusion and debate.

To Prepare fellowship trainees for independent practice in the evaluation and diagnosis of patients with seizure disorders;
To Impart skill sets suitable for both academic and private practice careers;
To Prepare the educators of the future to train medical students, residents and other health professionals;
To Instill the habits of professionalism and lifelong learning;
To Teach respect of diversity with regard to age, gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, educational level and national origin.

To Be the leading epilepsy fellowship in the Southeast United States for education in epilepsy and electroencephalography;
To Receive national acknowledgement for research achievements in the field;
To Contribute citizenship to the wider epilepsy community.