Neurosurgery Residency Program

Program Description

Our program is a six year program under the direction of Charles L. Rosen, MD, PhD. Our program is structured to produce neurosurgeons who are broadly experienced, clinically mature, and academically well prepared for clinical practice. Institutional resources of well trained faculty, modern equipment, and a mixed tertiary and primary care patient population; ensure the neurosurgery resident the benefits of extensive hands-on experience in a wide variety of routine and invasive neurosurgical procedures. Residents in this program are required to master the skills needed to function in an environment of progressively graduated responsibility, so that by the completion of training, they are capable of independent performance of the full range of neurosurgical interpretation and procedures.

Curriculum

Year	Rotation	Months	Rotation	Months
PGY 1	Trauma, ER, ICU/Critical Care, ENT, Vascular, and Anesthesia	6	Neurology, and Neurosurgery	3 each
PGY 2	Clinical Neurosurgery	6	Clinical Neurosurgery	6
PGY 3	Clinical Neurosurgery	6	Clinical Neurosurgery	6
Pgy 4	Research	8	Neuroradiology, and Neuropathology	2 each
PGY 5	Clinical Neurosurgery	6	Senior Resident	6
PGY 6	Clinical Neurosurgery	6	Senior Resident	6

Board Examinations
Residents are required to take the written Board examination for practice in the PGY 2 year and for credit in PGY 3/4. Passing the examination is mandatory before a resident graduates the program.