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Earn CME Credits
Find CME-eligible activities across all webinars and live courses.
Register for the Annual Meeting
The 2026 CNS Annual Meeting: Evolution is the premier global gathering for neurosurgical innovation, collaboration, and leadership.
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Claim CME & Transcripts
Claim credits, print certificates, and download transcripts for all completed activities.
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Prepare for Boards
Access SANS exams and curated learning pathways for written and oral board preparation.
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Watch Operative Videos
Expert-narrated Nexus cases covering resection, approach, and complication management.
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Access Guidelines
Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and reference tools, updated continuously.
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Your resources, your career stage.
Education, tools, and pathways matched to where you are in your neurosurgical journey.
Practicing Neurosurgeon
Advanced CME, updated guidelines, and peer-reviewed case content to sharpen your practice.
Resident
Board pathways, core curriculum, SANS exam prep, and operative video libraries.
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Medical Student
Introductory content, exposure resources, and a clear path into neurosurgical training.
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Program Director or Coordinator
Admin tools, activity tracking, reports, and support for managing resident education.
- Director/Coordinator portal
CNS Education
Find the type of learning that fits your schedule and goals. Every pathway leads back to better patient care.
Nexus
Expert-narrated operative videos and detailed cases from leading neurosurgeons.
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Neurosurgery
Highlights, podcast summaries, and CME-linked readings.
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CNS Annual Meeting
Join your colleagues in Washington, D.C., October 31 – November 4, for the industry’s largest meeting and best opportunity for dynamic, participant-centered education.
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SANS & Board Prep
Diagnostic question banks, self-assessment exams, and curated prep plans. Access thousands of questions mapped to exam blueprints.
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Webinars
On-demand education across all subspecialty areas.
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Courses
Register now, attend virtually or in-person, earn CME.
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CME Accreditation
The Congress of Neurological Surgeons provides accredited continuing medical education to support lifelong learning for neurosurgeons and high-quality patient care.
Accredited with Commendation
The CNS is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
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