2026 American Academy of Neurology Abstract Website

Allison LeHanka¹, Rachel Marie Salas², Jeremy Cutsforth-Gregory³, Nuri Jacoby⁴, Kara Stavros⁵, Robert Rook⁶, Macala Lafrentz⁶, Behnam Sabayan⁷, Harini Sarva⁸, Aimee Szewka⁹, Carlos Romo², Jeremy Moeller¹⁰, Adam Quick¹
¹The Ohio State University, ²Johns Hopkins University, ³Mayo Clinic, ⁴Maimonides Medical Center, ⁵Brown University, ⁶American Academy of Neurology, ⁷University of Minnesota, ⁸Weill Cornell Medical Center, ⁹Rush University Medical Center, ¹⁰Yale University

Objective:

Assess the impact of the AAN NeuroBytes Medical Student Series eLearning program on medical student education.

Background:

The NeuroBytes Medical Student Series, a collaboration between the Undergraduate Education and eLearning Subcommittees of the AAN, is part of the NeuroBytes eLearning program targeting neurology topics for medical student education. These brief multimedia videos are created by medical students and cover content in the AAN core curriculum guidelines for clinical neurology experience. They are peer-reviewed for alignment with health systems science and national clerkship objectives.

Design/Methods:

All published NeuroBytes Medical Student Series courses were analyzed. Courses included a video and subsequent survey. Videos were assessed by viewership and responses to survey data including likelihood to recommend the series to another medical student, perceived depth of educational content, and usefulness in learning neurology. Descriptive statistics were used.

Results:

From June 2021 through September 2025, 37 videos were released. Total views were 15,275 on the AAN eLearning platform with mean viewership of 413 ± 259 per video. 34 videos have also been released on YouTube with 257,580 total views and mean viewership of 7,576 ± 14,247. 92% of viewers reported they were “likely” or “extremely likely” to recommend the series to fellow medical students. 64% of viewers reported the educational content had the right amount of detail for their level of training. 86% of viewers reported that the video was helpful for their learning and understanding of neurology. The most viewed video on the AAN platform was ‘Examination of a Comatose Patient’ (1,193 views). 123 students from 16 countries have been involved in creating published videos in the series.

Conclusions:

The NeuroBytes Medical Student Series is a well-received and effective educational tool for medical students. Most viewers felt that the videos provided appropriate detail on the topic and were helpful for learning neurology.