Curriculum
- Protected academic time
- 5.5 hours per week of protected time
- Structured clinical research training
- Methodology teaching conference and journal club
- Protected research rotation
- 6 months in PGY-4 with the option of additional elective research rotation
- Structured curriculum
- Compliant with American Board of Neurological Surgeons (ABNS) requirements
- Compliant with the ACGME Milestones requirement
- Guided by the Society of Neurological Surgeons (SNS) through neurosurgeryportal.org
- Systematic Conference schedule
- Multidisciplinary quality improvement (QI) activities
- Fully integrated with administration, clinical services, and scholarly activity
Rotation Schedule
Program Year | Quarter | Quarter | Quarter | Quarter |
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1 | Neurocritical care | Neurology | Trauma/Vascular/ Neuroradiology |
Neurosurgery |
2 | Neuropathology | Neurosurgery | Pain medicine | Neurosurgery |
3 | Endovascular surgery | Pediatric neurosurgery | Neurosurgery | Neurosurgery |
4 | Research | Research | Neurosurgery | Neurosurgery |
5 | Radiosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgery | Neurosurgery | Neurosurgery |
6 | Elective | Elective | Neurosurgery | Endovascular surgery |
7 | Neurosurgery chief | Neurosurgery chief | Neurosurgery chief | Neurosurgery chief |
Conference Schedule
Frequency | Activities |
---|---|
Weekly |
Didactics |
Monthly |
Clinical Research Methodology Conference |
Quarterly |
Spine Cadaver Lab Endovascular Skills Lab Cranial Cadaver Lab Skull Base Cadaver Lab Endoscopic Cadaver Lab Quality Improvement Committee Meeting |
Semiannual |
Visiting Professor |