Curriculum
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Protected academic time​
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​5.5 hours per week of protected time
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Structured clinical research training​
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Methodology teaching conference and journal club
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Protected research rotation​
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6 months in PGY-4 with the option of additional elective research rotation
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Structured curriculum​
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Compliant with American Board of Neurological Surgeons (ABNS) requirements
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Compliant with the ACGME Milestones requirement
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Guided by the Society of Neurological Surgeons (SNS) through neurosurgeryportal.org
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Systematic Conference schedule
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Multidisciplinary quality improvement (QI) activities​
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Fully integrated with administration, clinical services and scholarly activity
Rotation Schedule
Conference Schedule
Weekly
Didactics
Monthly
Quarterly
Semiannual
Clinical Research Methodology Conference
Spine Cadaver Lab
Visiting Professor
Board Review
Skull Base Conference
Cranial Cadaver Lab
Endoscopic Cadaver Lab
Case Presentation
Journal Club
Endovascular Skills Lab
Mortality and Morbidity Meeting
Skull Base Cadaver Lab
Spine Conference
Quality Improvement Committee Meeting
Tumor Board
Grand Rounds
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
7
Neurosurgery chief
Neurosurgery chief
Neurosurgery chief
Neurosurgery chief
6
Elective
Elective
Neurosurgery
Endovascular surgery