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
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
Case Presentation
Board Review

Monthly

Clinical Research Methodology Conference
Journal Club
Skull Base Conference
Mortality and Morbidity Meeting
Tumor Board
Spine Conference
Grand Rounds

Quarterly Spine Cadaver Lab
Endovascular Skills Lab
Cranial Cadaver Lab
Skull Base Cadaver Lab
Endoscopic Cadaver Lab
Quality Improvement Committee Meeting
Semiannual Visiting Professor
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