Developing neurologic educators is vital to the future of neurologic care. This chapter presents a practical framework to recruit, prepare, and sustain educators across the career arc. It outlines a milestones-based pathway from resident-as-educator to clinician-educator tracks with protected time, mentored capstone scholarship, and educator-portfolio development. Five reinforcing priorities: (1) professional development with instructional-design support; (2) communities of practice that normalize peer observation, coaching, and writing collaboratives; (3) recognition systems that convert effort into promotable evidence; (4) promotion pathways anchored in the educator portfolio with transparent criteria; and (5) support and compensation models that treat protected time as currency and education as measurable work. It clarifies distinctions among mentorship, sponsorship, and coaching. Future directions include integrating Health Systems, Neuroequity, and Health Humanities; leveraging AI and immersive technologies for adaptive learning; and linking educator impact to patient-centered outcomes. These strategies position educator development as a core strategy to improve neurologic care.

G.K. contributed to conceptualization, methodology, project administration, and writing—original draft. T.B.K. contributed to conceptualization, methodology, and writing—original draft, review, and editing. T.A.M. contributed to conceptualization, data curation, formal analysis, methodology, and writing—review and editing.

‡These authors contributed equally and share first authorship.

Received: 27 October 2025

Accepted after revision: 16 March 2026

Accepted Manuscript online:
30 March 2026

Article published online:
14 April 2026

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