Nathan A Shlobin1, Ulrick Sidney Kanmounye2, Ahmad Ozair3, Rosaline de Koning4, Yvan Zolo5, Irena Zivkovic6, Milagros Niquen-Jimenez7, Clémentine K Affana8, Leslie Jogo9, Gobti Beltus Abongha10, Deen L Garba11, Gail Rosseau12. 1. Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA; World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies Global Neurosurgery Committee, Nyon, Vaud, Switzerland; Foundation for International Education in Neurological Surgery; G4 Alliance, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Electronic address: nathan.shlobin@northwestern.edu. 2. World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies Global Neurosurgery Committee, Nyon, Vaud, Switzerland; Foundation for International Education in Neurological Surgery; Research Department, Association of Future African Neurosurgeons, Cameroon; Department of Neurosurgery, University of Kinsasha Faculty of Medicine, Kinsasha, Democratic Republic of the Congo. 3. Faculty of Medicine, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India. 4. University of Oxford Medical Sciences Division, Oxford, United Kingdom. 5. World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies Global Neurosurgery Committee, Nyon, Vaud, Switzerland; Department of Neurosurgery, University of Kinsasha Faculty of Medicine, Kinsasha, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon. 6. School of Medicine, University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver, Canada. 7. World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies Global Neurosurgery Committee, Nyon, Vaud, Switzerland; Facultad de Medicina Humana Alberto Hurtado, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru. 8. All Saints University School of Medicine, Roseau, Dominica. 9. Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Ngaoundéré, Garoua, Cameroon. 10. Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Bamenda, Bamenda, Cameroon. 11. World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies Global Neurosurgery Committee, Nyon, Vaud, Switzerland; Department of Neurosurgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. 12. World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies Global Neurosurgery Committee, Nyon, Vaud, Switzerland; Foundation for International Education in Neurological Surgery; G4 Alliance, Chicago, Illinois, USA; Department of Neurological Surgery, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Global neurosurgery operates at the intersection of neurosurgery and public health. Although most global neurosurgery initiatives have targeted neurosurgeons and trainees, medical students represent the future of global neurosurgery. METHODS: A narrative review of the literature regarding research methodology, education, economics, health policy, health advocacy, relevant to global neurosurgery was conducted. RESULTS: We summarize pearls that all medical students interested in global neurosurgery should know. DISCUSSION: To become effective agents of change within global neurosurgery, medical students must master competencies of motivation, organization, collaborativeness, dependability, flexibility, resilience, creative problem-solving, ethical thinking, cultural humility, and global awareness and gain knowledge and skills regarding research, education, policy making, and advocacy. Discussions with neurosurgeons and trainees, neurosurgery interest groups, conferences, university global neurosurgery initiatives, and student organizations represent opportunities for learning and becoming involved in global neurosurgery.
BACKGROUND: Global neurosurgery operates at the intersection of neurosurgery and public health. Although most global neurosurgery initiatives have targeted neurosurgeons and trainees, medical students represent the future of global neurosurgery. METHODS: A narrative review of the literature regarding research methodology, education, economics, health policy, health advocacy, relevant to global neurosurgery was conducted. RESULTS: We summarize pearls that all medical students interested in global neurosurgery should know. DISCUSSION: To become effective agents of change within global neurosurgery, medical students must master competencies of motivation, organization, collaborativeness, dependability, flexibility, resilience, creative problem-solving, ethical thinking, cultural humility, and global awareness and gain knowledge and skills regarding research, education, policy making, and advocacy. Discussions with neurosurgeons and trainees, neurosurgery interest groups, conferences, university global neurosurgery initiatives, and student organizations represent opportunities for learning and becoming involved in global neurosurgery.
Authors: Nathan A Shlobin; Elizabeth B Yerkes; Vineeta T Swaroop; Sandi Lam; David G McLone; Robin M Bowman Journal: Childs Nerv Syst Date: 2022-07-23 Impact factor: 1.532
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