2018 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting-Peripheral Nerve Surgery Education/Service Ratio

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In this video, Dr. Spinner-Fameo discusses the importance of peripheral nerve education and its challenges. He begins by mentioning that he started a peripheral nerve program and fellowship, and he is proud of the fellows who have come from it. He emphasizes the need for more centers of excellence in peripheral nerve education and the problems with teaching and gaining knowledge in the field. Dr. Spinner-Fameo discusses the role of board exams in driving the learning of peripheral nerve and mentions the minimum requirement of 10 cases set by the Residency Review Committee (RRC). He believes that 10 cases are not enough and that competency in peripheral nerve should be based on a more advanced knowledge of the field. Dr. Spinner-Fameo suggests that peripheral nerve education needs to be made more exciting and that it offers opportunities in both clinical practice and academia. He concludes by stating that peripheral nerve should not be an orphan drug and that it should be given more attention in the field of neurosurgery.

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Robert J. Spinner, MD, FAANS

Keywords

peripheral nerve education

challenges

centers of excellence

board exams

competency in peripheral nerve