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PMID: 20560724 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECT: Medical student exposure to neurosurgery is limited. To improve the educational interactions between neurosurgeons and medical students as well as neurosurgical medical student rotations or clerkships (NSCs) we must first understand the current status. METHODS: Two questionnaires were sent, one to every neurosurgery course coordinator or director at each US neurosurgery residency program (99 questionnaires) and one to the associated parent medical school dean's office (91 questionnaires), to assess the current status of NSCs and the involvement of neurosurgeons at their respective institutions. RESULTS: We received responses from 86 (87%) of 99 neurosurgery course coordinators or directors and 64 (70%) of 91 medical school deans' offices. Most NSCs do not have didactic lectures (53 [62%] of 86 NSCs), provide their medical students with a syllabus or educational handouts (53 [62%] of 86), or have a recommended/required textbook (77 [90%] of 86). The most common method of evaluating students in NSCs is a subjective performance evaluation. Of 64 medical school deans, 38 (59%) felt that neurosurgery should not be a required rotation. Neurosurgical rotations or clerkships are primarily offered to students in their 4th year of medical school, which may be too late for appropriate timing of residency applications. Only 21 (33%) of 64 NSCs offer neurosurgery rotations to 3rd-year students. CONCLUSIONS: There is significant room for improvement in the neurosurgeon-to-medical student interactions in both the NSCs and during the didactic years of medical school. |
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Authors:
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Benjamin D Fox; Hassan H Amhaz; Akash J Patel; Daniel H Fulkerson; Dima Suki; Andrew Jea; Raymond E Sawaya |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-06-18 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of neurosurgery Volume: 114 ISSN: 1933-0693 ISO Abbreviation: J. Neurosurg. Publication Date: 2011 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2011-01-03 Completed Date: 2011-02-01 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0253357 Medline TA: J Neurosurg Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 27-33 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. |
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Clinical Clerkship
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standards* Data Collection Faculty, Medical Humans Internship and Residency / standards* Mentors Neurosurgery / education* Schools, Medical / trends* Students, Medical United States |
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