The Foundation for the Education and Research in Neurological Emergencies is an independent not-for-profit organization committed to the following principles:
- Patients with neurologic emergencies deserve quality emergency care.
- The emergency care for neurologic emergencies can be enhanced through quality scientific research.
- Emergency medical care providers can provide optimal medical care for patients with neurological emergencies through participation in quality medical education that highlights state-of-the-art neurologic care.
President and Board Chair:
Edward P. Sloan, MD, MPH, FACEP
Professor Emeritus
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Illinois at Chicago School of Medicine
Treasurer: Christopher Lewandowski, MD, FACEP
Business Manager: Carla Sloan, MBA
The Foundation for the Education and Research in Neurological Emergencies is an independent not-for-profit organization. FERNE is exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code as an organization described in section 501 (c) (3). Donors may deduct contributions to FERNE as provided in section 170 of the code.