Welcome to the May edition of the President’s Corner, our eanNews series, in which I answer your questions about the EAN and its many activities.
I was very happy with your selection of questions this month, and especially to be given the chance to tell you a little bit about my personal thoughts on the forthcoming EAN Congress 2025 in Helsinki. You can find my answers below.
Since the congress is now just around the corner, for next month I would love the chance to answer any questions you might have about our trip to Helsinki and the huge variety of activities that will be taking place there.
Look out for our posts asking for your questions for next month’s President’s Corner, or feel free to submit them at any time via email.
As always, I look forward to receiving and answering your questions!
Best wishes
Elena Moro, EAN President
Can there be more events for international students?
The EAN already offers a lot of opportunities for medical students, residents, and early-career neurologists outside of the European region, particularly from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). But we also have something more in the pipeline!
The EAN Clinical Fellowship programme allows residents or young neurologists to train for 6–12 weeks in a European neurological department. Applicants from sub-Saharan Africa and other LMICs are especially encouraged to apply. The same group can also apply to participate in one of our EAN schools: the Science School, Spring School or Autumn School.
Students from anywhere in the world can also participate in the EAN Congress, held this year in Helsinki from June 21–24. The congress offers access to lectures, masterclasses, career-development sessions, networking sessions, and special events like Q&A: From a Student to a Young Neurologist (formerly ‘Why Neurology?’) — a career-focused discussion for students. Onsite student registration is very affordable, and virtual participation is even free for members.
Looking forward, we are preparing to launch a NEW online general neurology course in autumn 2025 for international students who are EAN members. We are still working to finalise the details, so stay tuned to eanNews for announcements about this later in the year.
In addition, EAN membership is open to international students and neurologists. Student membership is free of charge and available to undergraduates in relevant fields in all countries, offering access to learning materials, events, the ‘Why Neurology?’ essay contest, and much more.
With these opportunities, the EAN aims to support global neurological education and foster collaboration across borders, providing students interested in neurology with meaningful training and professional development opportunities. All of this and more is also open to students within Europe. For more information, please visit the Learn section of the EAN website.
What scientific sessions are you most excited about at the EAN Congress in Helsinki?
This is a very difficult question, since I think that the whole EAN Congress programme is outstanding! However, I would suggest to attend the Opening Session and the Presidential Session lectures, the focused workshops of the overarching theme Neurology within Society, the Brain Health and Environmental sessions, the Brain Challenge and the Managing Challenges for Women in Neurology session.
Is there a free trial option for the EAN campus eLearning?
Yes, there is! Actually, the EAN eLearning platform, eanCampus, is open to all EAN members, including Associate members. However, every month the EAN eLearning Editorial Board also chooses a selection of content on a specific topic to be made accessible free of charge to non-members. Each month’s topic is usually announced in a monthly eanCampus article published on eanNews. For April, a range of webcasts on neurogenetics were unlocked for non-members; for this month – May – the highlighted topic is clinical neurophysiology. All you need to access this free content is a myEAN account, which is free and easy to set up at myEAN. To keep up to date with which topic is being featured each month, make sure you keep an eye on eanNews, and tick the relevant boxes in the email preferences section of your myEAN account to make sure you receive our regular newsletters!
What impact do you think Artificial Intelligence (AI) will have on neurology?
AI is already having a big impact in our daily lives and, therefore, also in neurology. AI can help in education, research, and the daily management of people living with neurological disorders, including diagnosis, prevention and treatment. For this reason, the EAN has set up a specific Task Force focused on educating neurologists about AI in clinical neurology (https://www.ean.org/home/organisation/committees-and-working-groups/artificial-intelligence-in-clinical-neurology-task-force).
During the EAN Congress 2025 and especially EAN Congress 2026, AI in neurology will be particularly emphasised.
