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Improving headache competency in residents

Key messages

  • Despite physicians frequently encountering headache, many remain uncomfortable diagnosing, investigating and treating headaches.
  • Canadian residency programs are shifting to competency by design: focusing on what abilities physicians need at each stage in their career.
  • Interest in headache medicine increased with exposure.
  • Headache rotations should become mandatory in all neurology programs.