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Neurosurgery residency and fellowship education in the United States: 2 decades of system development by the One Neurosurgery Summit organizations.

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Selden, NR; Barbaro, NM; Barrow, DL; Batjer, HH; Branch, CL; Burchiel, KJ; Byrne, RW; Dacey, RG; Day, AL; Dempsey, RJ; Derstine, P; Grady, MS ...
Published in: J Neurosurg
February 1, 2022

The purpose of this report is to chronicle a 2-decade period of educational innovation and improvement, as well as governance reform, across the specialty of neurological surgery. Neurological surgery educational and professional governance systems have evolved substantially over the past 2 decades with the goal of improving training outcomes, patient safety, and the quality of US neurosurgical care. Innovations during this period have included the following: creating a consensus national curriculum; standardizing the length and structure of neurosurgical training; introducing educational outcomes milestones and required case minimums; establishing national skills, safety, and professionalism courses; systematically accrediting subspecialty fellowships; expanding professional development for educators; promoting training in research; and coordinating policy and strategy through the cooperation of national stakeholder organizations. A series of education summits held between 2007 and 2009 restructured some aspects of neurosurgical residency training. Since 2010, ongoing meetings of the One Neurosurgery Summit have provided strategic coordination for specialty definition, neurosurgical education, public policy, and governance. The Summit now includes leadership representatives from the Society of Neurological Surgeons, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, the American Board of Neurological Surgery, the Review Committee for Neurological Surgery of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, the American Academy of Neurological Surgery, and the AANS/CNS Joint Washington Committee. Together, these organizations have increased the effectiveness and efficiency of the specialty of neurosurgery in advancing educational best practices, aligning policymaking, and coordinating strategic planning in order to meet the highest standards of professionalism and promote public health.

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J Neurosurg

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EISSN

1933-0693

Publication Date

February 1, 2022

Volume

136

Issue

2

Start / End Page

565 / 574

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Neurosurgery
  • Neurosurgeons
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Internship and Residency
  • Humans
  • Fellowships and Scholarships
  • Education, Medical, Graduate
  • 3209 Neurosciences
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
 

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Selden, N. R., Barbaro, N. M., Barrow, D. L., Batjer, H. H., Branch, C. L., Burchiel, K. J., … Zipfel, G. J. (2022). Neurosurgery residency and fellowship education in the United States: 2 decades of system development by the One Neurosurgery Summit organizations. J Neurosurg, 136(2), 565–574. https://doi.org/10.3171/2020.10.JNS203125
Selden, Nathan R., Nicholas M. Barbaro, Daniel L. Barrow, H Hunt Batjer, Charles L. Branch, Kim J. Burchiel, Richard W. Byrne, et al. “Neurosurgery residency and fellowship education in the United States: 2 decades of system development by the One Neurosurgery Summit organizations.J Neurosurg 136, no. 2 (February 1, 2022): 565–74. https://doi.org/10.3171/2020.10.JNS203125.
Selden NR, Barbaro NM, Barrow DL, Batjer HH, Branch CL, Burchiel KJ, et al. Neurosurgery residency and fellowship education in the United States: 2 decades of system development by the One Neurosurgery Summit organizations. J Neurosurg. 2022 Feb 1;136(2):565–74.
Selden, Nathan R., et al. “Neurosurgery residency and fellowship education in the United States: 2 decades of system development by the One Neurosurgery Summit organizations.J Neurosurg, vol. 136, no. 2, Feb. 2022, pp. 565–74. Pubmed, doi:10.3171/2020.10.JNS203125.
Selden NR, Barbaro NM, Barrow DL, Batjer HH, Branch CL, Burchiel KJ, Byrne RW, Dacey RG, Day AL, Dempsey RJ, Derstine P, Friedman AH, Giannotta SL, Grady MS, Harsh GR, Harbaugh RE, Mapstone TB, Muraszko KM, Origitano TC, Orrico KO, Popp AJ, Sagher O, Selman WR, Zipfel GJ. Neurosurgery residency and fellowship education in the United States: 2 decades of system development by the One Neurosurgery Summit organizations. J Neurosurg. 2022 Feb 1;136(2):565–574.

Published In

J Neurosurg

DOI

EISSN

1933-0693

Publication Date

February 1, 2022

Volume

136

Issue

2

Start / End Page

565 / 574

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Neurosurgery
  • Neurosurgeons
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Internship and Residency
  • Humans
  • Fellowships and Scholarships
  • Education, Medical, Graduate
  • 3209 Neurosciences
  • 3202 Clinical sciences