Clinical Rotations

PGY-1 (Intern)

• 3 months of Neurosurgery
• 3 months of Clinical Neurology
• 1 month each of:
  • Neuro-Ophthalmology
  • Neuro-Critical Care
  • Otolaryngology
• 3 months of General Surgery rotations
• Written Neurosurgical Board Exam taken for self-assessment annually

PGY-2 (Junior Resident)

• 12 months dedicated to Neurosurgery Service
• Responsible for day to day management and care of service inpatients
• In-house call currently 1:7
• Opportunity for operative experience with senior residents

PGY-3 & PGY-4 (Senior Resident)

• 3 month blocks of Neurosurgery Service and Elective Rotations
  • Responsible for management of inpatient consults and follow-ups
  • Primary coverage of operating rooms
• 3 month blocks of Elective Rotations:
  • Neuropathology
  • Neuroradiology
  • Interventional Neuroradiology
  • Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
• Written Neurosurgical Board Exam taken for credit PGY-4 year
• In-house call currently 1:7

PGY-5 (Research Resident)

• 12 months of dedicated/flexible research time
• Clinical and/or basic science research encouraged
• Responsible for organization of Journal Clubs and quarterly Cadaver Labs
• Back-up call of PGY-2 resident from home

PGY-6 (Chief Resident)

• Responsible for day to day management of inpatient clinical service
• Run weekly Tuesday afternoon Chief Resident’s Clinic
  • Evaluation/management/operative care/follow-up of personal patients
• Organization of weekly Tuesday AM academic conference

Recent Graduates experiences:

• Dan Couture (2006) – Pediatric Fellowship (Utah)
• Paul Kim (2007) – Spine Fellowship (Cleveland Clinic)
• Alex Powers (2008) – Pediatric Fellowship (Washington University)
• Stephen Scibelli (2009) – Spine Fellowship (Cedars Sinai-LA)
• John Eickman (2010) – Spine Fellowship (Wake Forest)
• Andy Stevens (2010) – Spine Fellowship (TBA)