BACKGROUND: Incorporation of the first postgraduate year of training into neurological surgery residencies in 2009 posed new challenges to neurosurgical educators. A "boot camp" course was held in August 2009 to introduce first year neurosurgical trainees to various fundamental cognitive and practical skills. OBJECTIVE: The effectiveness of this course was evaluated by electronic survey of all trainees and faculty members. METHODS: Eighteen trainees entering 5 western neurosurgical residencies (in either the first or second postgraduate year) participated in a course taught by 10 faculty members at a single host institution (Oregon Health & Science University) for 2 days. All trainees completed an online survey evaluating the relevance and quality of each didactic and hands-on course component and answered additional questions about the goals and design of the course. Faculty members were also surveyed. RESULTS: All trainees thought the course met its goals, provided relevant and useful information and experience, and was likely to improve patient care. In particular, hands-on procedural and operative course components were highly valued. CONCLUSION: A fundamental skills boot camp course for first year neurosurgical trainees seems valuable.
BACKGROUND: Incorporation of the first postgraduate year of training into neurological surgery residencies in 2009 posed new challenges to neurosurgical educators. A "boot camp" course was held in August 2009 to introduce first year neurosurgical trainees to various fundamental cognitive and practical skills. OBJECTIVE: The effectiveness of this course was evaluated by electronic survey of all trainees and faculty members. METHODS: Eighteen trainees entering 5 western neurosurgical residencies (in either the first or second postgraduate year) participated in a course taught by 10 faculty members at a single host institution (Oregon Health & Science University) for 2 days. All trainees completed an online survey evaluating the relevance and quality of each didactic and hands-on course component and answered additional questions about the goals and design of the course. Faculty members were also surveyed. RESULTS: All trainees thought the course met its goals, provided relevant and useful information and experience, and was likely to improve patient care. In particular, hands-on procedural and operative course components were highly valued. CONCLUSION: A fundamental skills boot camp course for first year neurosurgical trainees seems valuable.
Authors: Nicholas Gélinas-Phaneuf; Nusrat Choudhury; Ahmed R Al-Habib; Anne Cabral; Etienne Nadeau; Vincent Mora; Valerie Pazos; Patricia Debergue; Robert DiRaddo; Rolando F Del Maestro Journal: Int J Comput Assist Radiol Surg Date: 2013-06-20 Impact factor: 2.924
Authors: Jasmine A Thum DiCesare; David J Segar; Daniel Donoho; Ryan Radwanski; Gabriel Zada; Isaac Yang Journal: World Neurosurg Date: 2020-08-20 Impact factor: 2.104
Authors: Matthew G Drake; Nirav G Shah; May Lee; Anna Brady; Geoffrey R Connors; Brendan J Clark; Patricia A Kritek; Jennifer W McCallister; Kristin M Burkart; Isabel Pedraza; Daniel Jamieson; Jennifer L Ingram; Lauren Lynch; Samir S Makani; Jennifer Siegel-Gasiewski; Eileen M Larsson; Edith T Zemanick; Deborah R Liptzin; Ryan Good; Laura E Crotty Alexander Journal: ATS Sch Date: 2020-12-22