| Neurosurgery Residency Program
(Ophthalmic,ophthalmology)
Program Structure
(Ophthalmic,Neurosurgical, Neurosurgery, ophthalmological, ophthalmology)
The residency training program at the University of Chicago is
comprised of three general stages structured into a seven-year
curriculum. The first stage, the PGY-1, PGY-2, and PGY-3 years,
is comprised of a period of a junior residency status that
includes sets of neurosurgery
(Ophthalmological, Brain
surgery microscope, Ophthalmic, Neurosurgical, neurosurgery,
ophthalmology) and neurosurgery-related rotations. The
second stage is a two year Research/Scholarship experience that
may include traditional bench-lab research work, clinical or
translational research (Ophthalmologic, Neurosurgical, Neurosurgery,
Ophthalmological, Ophthalmic,Ophthalmology),or enhance subspecialty clinical
skills in an infolded-fellowship.Third stage is composed of two
years of senior/chief resident rotations which complete the
training period in all manner of complex technique and
prepare the resident for independent neurosurgical (Ophthalmology,Ophthalmic) practice.
This graded approach to training provides progressive increase
in skills and responsibility until resident is ready to become an
independent fully trained neurosurgeon (ophthalmic,
ophthalmologic,Ophthalmological, Brain
surgery microscope, neurosurgical, neurosurgery, ophthalmology).Currently the PGY-1 year is divided into six months on the
neurosurgery service, three months of neurology(Ophthalmology,Ophthalmic)
training, which includes rotations on neurointensive care and neuro-oncology
services, and three months of training on selected surgical
subspecialty services,such as orthopaedics, otolaryngology, plastic surgery,or anesthesia.
PGY-1 Goal: To acquire a basic knowledge and skills set in
surgical, subspecialty, neurological (Ophthalmological,
Brain surgery microscope, Ophthalmic, Neurosurgical, Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology), and basic
information and be able to apply this to manage patients with
common , intensive care, and emergency medical
disorders.The second year is dedicated to learning the
fundamentals of patient care on the adult service. Ample
opportunity is present to assist and perform operative
procedures commensurate with the resident's level of expertise. Junior resident will be split between 6 months of neurosurgery(ophthalmological,Brain
surgery microscope,ophthalmic, Ophthalmologic, Neurosurgical, Neurosurgery,Ophthalmology) training at the UCMC and six months of training at
the Northshore University Health System Evanston Campus. Time at
the UCMC will be spent on the Adult Neurosurgery Service as the
Junior resident providing care to the adult cranial and spine
patients under the supervision of the Adult Service Chief
Resident and the Spine Service Senior Resident. The junior resident at the Northshore University HealthSystem
(NSUHS) Evanston Campus for 6 months will broaden his/her
familiarity with the care of neurosurgical (
Neurosurgery,
Ophthalmological, Brain
surgery microscope, Ophthalmic, Ophthalmologic,Neurosurgical,Ophthalmology) patients through day
to day involvement with general neurosurgical inpatients at the
hospital under senior resident and faculty supervision (Ophthalmology,Ophthalmic).
PGY-3 Goals:
1. To identify common pediatric illnesses and
understand how to diagnose and manage these conditions.
2. To complete rotations in relevant allied fields and
intercalate that knowledge into the management of
patients
The fourth and fifth years are defined as research or
scholarship experiences (Ophthalmic,
Ophthalmologic,Neurosurgical, Neurosurgery, ophthalmological,ophthalmology). The section uses a broad
definition of generation of knowledge to allow residents to
pursue activity that could include clinical research, or
advanced clinical training on an infolded fellowship. These
activities will be supervised by an appropriate mentor as well
as a member of the Neurosurgical (ophthalmological,Brain
surgery microscope,ophthalmic, Ophthalmologic, Neurosurgical,Neurosurgery,Ophthalmology) faculty.
PGY-4/5 Goals:
1. To conduct basic, translational or clinical research in
neurosurgery (Ophthalmological, Brain
surgery microscope,ophthalmic,Ophthalmologic,Neurosurgical,
Neurosurgery,
Ophthalmology) or a related field and/or to gain advanced
experience in clinically-related subspecialty fields of
.
2. To contribute new knowledge to the field of Neurosurgery or
related Neurosciences.
In the sixth year of the program,the resident assumes a senior
level of responsibility on adult neurosurgery (ophthalmological,brain
surgery microscope,ophthalmic,ophthalmologic, Neurosurgical,
Neurosurgery,
Ophthalmology) ward, with an
emphasis on advanced spinal. The final two years of
the program are composed of rotations on each of the clinical
services at UCMC as well as at NSUHS.
The final year is spent as chief resident on both the adult and
pediatric services. This year provides (Ophthalmic, Ophthalmological,
Neurosurgical,
Neurosurgery,
Ophthalmology) extensive experience in
the operative management of patients,as well as
the responsibility for the day-to-day running of the clinical
services. During this time, the chief resident will be exposed
to increasing complexities of intracranial neurosurgical (brain
surgery microscope, Ophthalmic, Ophthalmologic, Ophthalmological,
Neurosurgical,
Neurosurgery,
Ophthalmology)
procedures. In addition to operative management the chief
resident on the service will be responsible for the supervision
and training of the junior residents on the service, as well as
interaction with the neuro-intesive care staff and the
endovascular neuro-intentional (Ophthalmology,Ophthalmic) staff.
Neurosurgical Research
The Surgery Brain(Ophthalmic,Ophthalmologic,Neurosurgical,Neurosurgery,ophthalmology
ophthalmological) Research Institute, an integral part of the
medical center which houses the staff offices and
Sean Mullan Library and Conference Room, also contains 6,000
square feet of space exclusively developed for
research. In addition, there is also the University of Chicago
Cancer Research Center. The Section of has a
research area that adjoins the clinical area and with the neurosurgical (brain
surgery microscope, Ophthalmic, Ophthalmologic, Ophthalmological,
Neurosurgical,
Neurosurgery,
Ophthalmology) faculty offices, which occupies 24,000 square feet
in the Surgery Brain Research Institute. The laboratories are
well-equipped for channel studies, microfluorometry, blood flow
measurement, cellular neurophysiology, molecular biology,
pharmacology, microscopy, biochemistry, tissue culture,
histology and animal pathology. Superb operating facilities are
available in the building for animal experimentation.There are strong ancillary services in neurology,
neuropathology (brain
surgery microscope, Ophthalmic, Ophthalmologic, Ophthalmological,
Neurosurgical,
Neurosurgery,
Ophthalmology), neurophysiology (including
electroencephalography and video monitoring) and a sleep
laboratory. Three full-time neuroradiologists, trained and
experienced in interventional neuroradiology, work closely with
the service.
There are 5 nurse practitioners, trained in the management of
neuroscience (brain
surgery microscope, Ophthalmic, Ophthalmologic,Ophthalmological,
Neurosurgical,
Neurosurgery,
Ophthalmology) patients, who assist on both the pediatric and
adult services to ensure non-educational activities are
minimized for residents.
A neuroanatomical dissection laboratory, adjacent to the
residents' offices, is available for practicing microdissection
and vessel anastomosis, as well as dissection of human material.
A well-equipped conference room adjacent to the
resident's offices includes an excellent contemporary (Ophthalmic, Ophthalmological,
Neurosurgical,
Neurosurgery,
Ophthalmology) book collection.
Continued Education
There is an active program of neurosurgical (brain
surgery microscope, Ophthalmic, Ophthalmologic,Ophthalmological,Neurosurgery,Ophthalmology)education
with mandatory resident participation. Each Wednesday morning is
devoted to a series of lectures designed to expose the residents
to issues related to patient management. These lectures
are carried out by the faculty as well faculty from other
departments within the University of Chicago. Neurosurgical(brain
surgery microscope,ophthalmic, ophthalmologic, Ophthalmological,
Neurosurgical,
Neurosurgery,
Ophthalmology)grand rounds are held every Wednesday. Moreover,
residents are exposed to weekly subspecialty conferences,
including neuro-oncology, a pediatric surgery, vascular, neuro-endocrine,
neuropathology, (Neurosurgery,brain
surgery microscope, Ophthalmic, Ophthalmologic, Ophthalmological,
Neurosurgical,
Ophthalmology)epilepsy and spinal conferences. There are
weekly attending rounds and ample opportunity (Ophthalmology,Ophthalmic) for residents and
faculty to interact.
Application Information
All applications are reviewed in early fall and a select group
of applicants will be invited for interviews. If you need any
other information regarding our program, you may contact our
Residency Coordinator, Ms. Maggie Ford, at 773-834-0685 or mford2@surgery.bsd.uchicago.edu. We ask that you do not fax or
email any application documents. All should be submitted to ERAS
for proper processing.
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