Education and Training in Global Neurosurgery: Current State and Path Toward a Uniform Curriculum

Authors

Nathan A. Shlobin, Department of Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute of New York, New York Presbyterian Hospital - Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 710 West 168th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10032, USA. Electronic address: nshlobin@gmail.com.
Yosef Ellenbogen, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Stewart Building 149 College Street, 5th Floor, Toronto, ON M5T 1P5, Canada. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/YosefEllenbogen.
Mojgan Hodaie, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Stewart Building 149 College Street, 5th Floor, Toronto, ON M5T 1P5, Canada; Division of Brain, Imaging & Behaviour, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, 60 Leonard Avenue, Toronto, ON M5T 0S8, Canada; Institute of Medical Science, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Medical Sciences Building, 1 King's College Cir, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/mhodaie.
Gail Rosseau, Department of Neurological Surgery, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2150 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 7-420, Washington, DC 20037, USA; Barrow Global, Barrow Neurological Institute, 2910 N 3rd Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85013, USA. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/grosseaumd.

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

10-1-2024

Journal

Neurosurgery clinics of North America

Volume

35

Issue

4

DOI

10.1016/j.nec.2024.05.005

Keywords

Global health; Global surgery; Health care disparities; Medical training; Neurologic surgery; Neurosurgical disease; Residency

Abstract

Education is a sustainable long-term measure to address the global burden of neurosurgical disease. Neurosurgery residencies in high-income countries are accredited by a regional governing body and incorporate various educational activities. Few opportunities for training may be present in low-income and middle-income countries due to a lack of neurosurgery residency programs, tuition, and health care workforce reductions. Core components of a neurosurgical training curriculum include operative room experience, clinical rounds, managing inpatients, and educational conferences. A gold standard for neurosurgical education is essential for creating comprehensive training experience, though training must be contextually appropriate.

APA Citation

Shlobin, Nathan A.; Ellenbogen, Yosef; Hodaie, Mojgan; and Rosseau, Gail, "Education and Training in Global Neurosurgery: Current State and Path Toward a Uniform Curriculum" (2024). GW Authored Works. Paper 5919.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/gwhpubs/5919

Department

Neurological Surgery