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ArticleSurgical neurology international2024

On the balance beam: facing the challenges of neurosurgical education in the third millennium.

Manuel De Jesus Encarnacion Ramirez, Nicola Montemurro, Gerald Musa, Gennady E Chmutin, Renat Nurmukhametov, Andreina Rosario Rosario, Jesus Lafuente Barza, Stanislav Kaprovoy, Nikolay Konovalov, Dmitry Kudriavtsev and 9 more

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Article in Surgical neurology international, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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19 authors.

Manuel De Jesus Encarnacion RamirezDepartment of Neurosurgery, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Nicola MontemurroDepartment of Neurosurgery, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy.
Gerald MusaDepartment of Neurological Diseases and Neurosurgery, Peoples Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Moscow, Russian Federation.
Gennady E ChmutinDepartment of Neurosurgery, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Renat NurmukhametovDepartment of Neurosurgery, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Andreina Rosario RosarioDepartment of Neurosurgery, Autonomous University of Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Jesus Lafuente BarzaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Spine Center Hospital del Mar, Sagrat Cor University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.
Stanislav KaprovoyDepartment of Neurosurgery, N.N. Burdenko National Medical Research Center of Neurosurgery, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Nikolay KonovalovDepartment of Neurosurgery, N.N. Burdenko National Medical Research Center of Neurosurgery, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Dmitry KudriavtsevDepartment of Neurosurgery, Podolsk Regional Hospital, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Jeff Natalaja MukengeshayDepartment of Neurosurgery, Clinique Ngaliema, Kinshasa, Congo.
Kazadi Kelvin KalanguDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, Zimbabwe.
Sichizya KachingaDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia.
Albert SufianovDepartment of Neurosurgery, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Keith SimfukweDepartment of Neurosurgery, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Laura Baeza-AntónDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine/NewYork Presbyterian Hospital, New York, United States.
Raja K KuttyDepartment of Neurosurgery, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
Nasser M F El-GhandourDepartment of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Debora GarozzoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Mediclinic Parkview Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Neurosurgery is one of the most complex and challenging areas of medicine, and it requires an ongoing commitment to education and expertise. Preparing young neurosurgeons with comprehensive education that can allow them to achieve high professional standards is a pivotal aspect of our profession. Methods: This paper aims to analyze the current scenario in neurosurgical training identifying innovative methods that can guarantee the highest level of proficiency in our specialty. Results: Given the inherent high-stakes nature of neurosurgical procedures, there is a significant burden of responsibility in ensuring that neurosurgical training is of the highest caliber, capable of producing practitioners who possess not just theoretical knowledge but also practical skills and well-tuned judgment. Conclusion: Providing high-quality training is one of the major challenges that the neurosurgical community has to face nowadays, especially in low- and middle-income countries; one of the main issues to implementing neurosurgery worldwide is that the majority of African countries and many areas in Southeast Asia still have few neurosurgeons who encounter enormous daily difficulties to guarantee the appropriate neurosurgical care to their population.

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MentorshipMicrosurgery laboratoryNeurosurgeryNeurosurgical educationTraining

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