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Why indeed; it’s tempting to suggest for the fame, exotic travel and huge financial reward but this is the ABN not FIFA. The "model" answer is that it gives you the opportunity to advocate for UK neurology and influence the direction of neurological services. You are at the heart of the issues that affect us and our patients. Perhaps the best example from my period (2023–25) was Valproate – we liaised closely with MHRA and helped evolve guidelines (not to everyone’s satisfaction, but with some success in influencing the decisions). Watching how the MHRA worked gave me a better understanding of the dilemmas regarding drug safety; like us, they are passionate, intelligent people trying to do a hard job, while avoiding the slings and arrows (which reminds me a certain psychological robustness is a useful presidential quality).
My period of office was perhaps...
Source: BMJ Practical Neurology - Current Issue Published 13 Nov 2026 Imported 13 Nov 2026 Relevancy: Not reviewed
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