The semi-annual residency rotation summary: a means to assess the quality of neurosurgical training.

The periodic evaluation of the progress made by the trainees is an adequate means for quality control of a training programme. The combination of the Neurosurgical Log-book and the new Evaluation Sheet allows a comprehensive assessment of the knowledge, progress, as well as the personal and professional development of the individual resident. Upcoming problems can be recognised at an early time point and be corrected immediately. With such periodic supervision the quality of training will improve with time and with experience.