Creating Tomorrow’s Neurosurgical Leaders Today
Guest post from Matthew A. Hunt, MD, Associate Professor and Resident Program Director, University of Minnesota Department of Neurosurgery Coridon J. Quinn, MD, Neurosurgery Resident, University of Minnesota Kristi Olafson, Stone River Consulting, LLC, St. Paul, Minnesota Teach a neurosurgeon to be a leader? If you think about it, it makes a lot of sense. […]
AANS Neurosurgeon Spotlight: December 2016 – Neurosurgical Subspecialization
The AANS Neurosurgeon is the official socioeconomic publication of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and features information and analysis for contemporary neurosurgical practice. It focuses on topics related to legislation, workforce issues and practice management as they affect the specialty of neurosurgery. In the December 2016 edition, the AANS Neurosurgeon explores the theme, […]
Military Faces: Donald O. Quest, MD
Guest Post from Deborah L. Benzil, MD, FACS, FAANS Chair, AANS/CNS Communications and Public Relations Committee Care Mount Medical Group Columbia University Medical Center Mt Kisco, New York Donald O. Quest, MD, FAANS(L), is the consummate neurosurgeon, having reached the pinnacle in surgical technique, as an educator, and in administrative and leadership positions. Medical students, […]
Cross Post – Neurosurgery Makes Pain Management Curricular Breakthroughs
From time to time on Neurosurgery Blog, you will see us cross-posting or linking to items from other publications when we believe they hit the mark on an issue. Today’s post originally appeared in the AMA Wire, which is published by the American Medical Association (AMA). Christopher J. Winfree, MD, FAANS, a neurosurgeon from Columbia […]
Cross Post – Why Neurosurgeons Tweet
It’s no secret that the social media revolution has dramatically impacted the way we communicate. Social media is a powerful tool, and when used effectively it can add valuable knowledge to a physician’s toolbox. Today’s post originally appeared in the Congress Quarterly and is authored by Nathan Selden, MD, PhD, FAANS; and Jordan Amadio, MD. […]
Overlapping and Concurrent Surgery: Striking the right balance of optimizing surgical care and neurosurgical training, with informed and safe patient care
Guest post from: Alan R. Cohen, MD, FAANS, president, Society of Neurological Surgeons Frederick A. Boop, MD, FAANS, president, American Association of Neurological Surgeons Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD, FAANS, chair, American Board of Neurological Surgery Russel R. Lonser, MD, FAANS, president, Congress of Neurological Surgeons Shelly D. Timmons, MD, PhD, FAANS, chair, AANS/CNS Washington Committee […]
Congress Quarterly Previews What’s New at the CNS Annual Meeting
Guest post from Gerald A. Grant, MD, FAANS Editor, Congress Quarterly Congress Quarterly (cnsq) is the official newsmagazine of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, written by and for neurosurgeons to explore topics of unique value and interest to our specialty, from game-changing technology to neurosurgeons as storytellers. In today’s post, we wanted to spotlight the […]
This is No Joke: A Serious GME Month Wrap-Up
Guest Post from Deborah L. Benzil, MD, FACS, FAANS Vice President, AANS Chair, AANS/CNS Communications and Public Relations Committee Mount Kismo Medical Group Columbia University Medical Center Mt Kisco, New York This is no joke. The future of the American health care system rests firmly on the shoulders of our graduate medical education (GME) system. […]
Match Day and the Looming Shortage of Doctors
Most people aren’t aware that by 2025 the nation faces a huge shortfall of doctors — including 37,000 to 60,000 specialists. Since Neurosurgery Blog has spent the last month focusing on graduate medical education (GME), we wanted to take a moment to highlight medical resident “Match Day” and the looming shortage of doctors. Complicating this […]
The Burden of Debt: Impacting GME
Maya A. Babu, MD, MBA (left) Neurosurgical Resident, Mayo Clinic Vice-Chair, CSNS Communications and Education Committee Rochester, MN William Metcalf-Doetsch, MD (right) Neurosurgical Resident, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago, IL Like all higher education, completion of medical school comes with a hefty price tag and likely significant post-graduation debt. This issue has been […]