Description and assessment of a neurosurgery shadowing and research program: A paradigm for early and sustained exposure to academic neurosurgery

Phan Q. Duy, Serban Negoita, Uma V. Mahajan, Nicholas S. Diab, Ank Agarwal, Trisha Gupte, Manish D. Paranjpe, William S. Anderson

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Abstract

Objective: To describe and assess the educational value of a functional neurosurgery clinical shadowing and research tutorial for pre-medical trainees. Design: Program participants observed functional neurosurgery procedures and conducted basic science and clinical research in neurosurgery fields. Former participants completed a brief online survey to evaluate their perspectives and experiences throughout the tutorial. Setting: Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. Participants: 15 pre-medical and post-baccalaureate trainees participated in the tutorial. All former tutorial participants were emailed. Results: 11/15 former participants responded to the survey. Survey results suggest that the tutorial program increased participants' understanding of and interest in neurosurgery and related fields in neuroscience. Conclusions: The functional neurosurgery medical tutorial provides valuable clinical and research exposure in neurosurgery fields for pre-medical trainees. Our work is a preliminary step in addressing the crucial challenge of training the next generation of neurosurgeon-scientists by providing a pedagogical paradigm for development of formal experiences that integrate original scientific research with clinical neurosurgery exposure.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)195-199
Number of pages5
JournalTranslational Neuroscience
Volume10
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019

Keywords

  • medical education
  • neurosurgery
  • pre-medicine
  • research
  • shadowing
  • surgical education

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Neuroscience

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