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Future Directions for Global Clinical Neurosurgical Training: Challenges and Opportunities.

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Hoffman, C; Härtl, R; Shlobin, NA; Tshimbombu, TN; Elbabaa, SK; Haglund, MM; Rubiano, AM; Dewan, MC; Stippler, M; Mahmud, MR; Barthélemy, EJ ...
Published in: World Neurosurg
October 2022

OBJECTIVE: Expanded access to training opportunities is necessary to address 5 million essential neurosurgical cases not performed annually, nearly all in low- and middle-income countries. To target this critical neurosurgical workforce issue and advance positive collaborations, a summit (Global Neurosurgery 2019: A Practical Symposium) was designed to assemble stakeholders in global neurosurgical clinical education to discuss innovative platforms for clinical neurosurgery fellowships. METHODS: The Global Neurosurgery Education Summit was held in November 2021, with 30 presentations from directors and trainees in existing global neurosurgical clinical fellowships. Presenters were selected based on chain referral sampling from suggestions made primarily from young neurosurgeons in low- and middle-income countries. Presentations focused on the perspectives of hosts, local champions, and trainees on clinical global neurosurgery fellowships and virtual learning resources. This conference sought to identify factors for success in overcoming barriers to improving access, equity, throughput, and quality of clinical global neurosurgery fellowships. A preconference survey was disseminated to attendees. RESULTS: Presentations included in-country training courses, twinning programs, provision of surgical laboratories and resources, existing virtual educational resources, and virtual teaching technologies, with reference to their applicability to hybrid training fellowships. Virtual learning resources developed during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic and high-fidelity surgical simulators were presented, some for the first time to this audience. CONCLUSIONS: The summit provided a forum for discussion of challenges and opportunities for developing a collaborative consortium capable of designing a pilot program for efficient, sustainable, accessible, and affordable clinical neurosurgery fellowship models for the future.

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World Neurosurg

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1878-8769

Publication Date

October 2022

Volume

166

Start / End Page

e404 / e418

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Neurosurgical Procedures
  • Neurosurgery
  • Neurosurgeons
  • Internship and Residency
  • Humans
  • COVID-19
  • 3209 Neurosciences
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1109 Neurosciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Hoffman, C., Härtl, R., Shlobin, N. A., Tshimbombu, T. N., Elbabaa, S. K., Haglund, M. M., … Rosseau, G. (2022). Future Directions for Global Clinical Neurosurgical Training: Challenges and Opportunities. World Neurosurg, 166, e404–e418. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2022.07.030
Hoffman, Caitlin, Roger Härtl, Nathan A. Shlobin, Tshibambe N. Tshimbombu, Samer K. Elbabaa, Michael M. Haglund, Andrés M. Rubiano, et al. “Future Directions for Global Clinical Neurosurgical Training: Challenges and Opportunities.World Neurosurg 166 (October 2022): e404–18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2022.07.030.
Hoffman C, Härtl R, Shlobin NA, Tshimbombu TN, Elbabaa SK, Haglund MM, et al. Future Directions for Global Clinical Neurosurgical Training: Challenges and Opportunities. World Neurosurg. 2022 Oct;166:e404–18.
Hoffman, Caitlin, et al. “Future Directions for Global Clinical Neurosurgical Training: Challenges and Opportunities.World Neurosurg, vol. 166, Oct. 2022, pp. e404–18. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2022.07.030.
Hoffman C, Härtl R, Shlobin NA, Tshimbombu TN, Elbabaa SK, Haglund MM, Rubiano AM, Dewan MC, Stippler M, Mahmud MR, Barthélemy EJ, Griswold DP, Wohns R, Shabani HK, Rocque B, Sandberg DI, Lafuente J, Dempsey R, Rosseau G. Future Directions for Global Clinical Neurosurgical Training: Challenges and Opportunities. World Neurosurg. 2022 Oct;166:e404–e418.
Journal cover image

Published In

World Neurosurg

DOI

EISSN

1878-8769

Publication Date

October 2022

Volume

166

Start / End Page

e404 / e418

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Neurosurgical Procedures
  • Neurosurgery
  • Neurosurgeons
  • Internship and Residency
  • Humans
  • COVID-19
  • 3209 Neurosciences
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1109 Neurosciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences