Neurosurgery Rotation Block Schedules

Residents will rotate following this proposed block diagram:

	PGY-1	PGY-2	PGY-3	PGY-4	PGY-5	PGY-6	PGY-7
Jul	Neurosurgery	Neurocritical Care	Tumor, Functional, Periph nerve, epilepsy, neuropath	Skull base & vascular	Pediatric & Endovascular	Clinical Elective	Neurosurg Chief Resident
Aug	Neurology-Stroke	Spine/TBI	Tumor, Functional, Periph nerve, epilepsy, neuropath	Skull base & vascular	Pediatric & Endovascular	Clinical Elective	Neurosurg Chief Resident
Sep	Neurosurgery	Neurocritical Care	Tumor, Functional, Periph nerve, epilepsy, neuropath	Skull base & vascular	Pediatric & Endovascular	Clinical Elective	Neurosurg Chief Resident
Oct	Neurology-Inpatient	Pediatric & Endovascular	Spine/TBI	Tumor, Functional, Periph nerve, epilepsy	Skull base & vascular	Clinical Elective	Neurosurg Chief Resident
Nov	Neurosurgery	Neurocritical Care	Spine/TBI	Tumor, Functional, Periph nerve, epilepsy	Skull base & vascular	Clinical Elective	Neurosurg Chief Resident
Dec	Neurology-Inpatient	Pediatric & Endovascular	Spine/TBI	Tumor, Functional, Periph nerve, epilepsy	Skull base & vascular	Clinical Elective	Neurosurg Chief Resident
Jan	Trauma	Skull base & vascular	Pediatric & Endovascular	Spine/TBI	Tumor, Functional, Periph nerve, epilepsy	Research Elective	Neurosurg Chief Resident
Feb	ENT	Skull base & vascular	Pediatric & Endovascular	Spine/TBI	Tumor, Functional, Periph nerve, epilepsy	Research Elective	Neurosurg Chief Resident
Mar	Neuro-rad	Skull base & vascular	Pediatric & Endovascular	Spine/TBI	Tumor, Functional, Periph nerve, epilepsy	Research Elective	Neurosurg Chief Resident
Apr	PRS	Tumor, Functional, Periph nerve & epilepsy	Skull base & vascular	Pediatric & Endovascular	Spine/TBI	Research Elective	Neurosurg Chief Resident
May	Anesthesia	Tumor, Functional, Periph nerve & epilepsy	Skull base & vascular	Pediatric & Endovascular	Spine/TBI	Research Elective	Neurosurg Chief Resident
Jun	Orthopedics/Spine	Tumor, Functional, Periph nerve & epilepsy	Skull base & vascular	Pediatric & Endovascular	Spine/TBI	Research Elective	Neurosurg Chief Resident

Progressive Surgical Responsibility and Experience

Residents at all levels will be involved with the preoperative care, intraoperative care, and postoperative care of all patients on the neurosurgical service. Preoperative decisions both in the clinic and in the hospital setting will be made by residents assigned to each particular patient. Residents will be expected to commit to a plan of treatment (either operative treatment or non-operative treatment) and postoperative care before the patient undergoes treatment. This plan is discussed with the patient’s attending neurosurgeon/faculty member and revisions of the plan will be made as appropriate before treatment is actually started. When appropriate, the resident will be expected to review and/or demonstrate knowledge of the literature concerning each case and be able to discuss this with the faculty member before surgery. Residents will not be allowed to take an active part in any neurosurgical operation until he/she can demonstrate a knowledge of anatomy and expected surgical pathology anticipated for each case. As the resident progresses through the residency program, the resident will be expected to handle more complex cases and neurosurgical situations as they arise.