Education: Neurosurgery
The Division of Neurosurgery provides undergraduate and postgraduate training programs for the Faculty of Medicine of UBC and for the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
A fully Royal College accredited 6 year neurosurgical training program is provided and an average of six to eight residents at different levels are enrolled at any one time.
A one year accredited fellowship in Pediatric Neurosurgery is available. A one year, funded fellowship in Stereotaxic & Functional Neurosurgery is available.
Externally funded supernumerary positions on the adult service are considered. Postgraduate training leading to a Master's degree in Surgical Education, Clinical Epidemiology and Basic Science Research are offered through the Department of Surgery.
Neurosurgery Resident Education Information : 2011
- OBJECTIVES, INFORMATION AND GUIDELINES FOR
THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA NEUROSURGICAL TRAINING PROGRAM - Please read
Training Program - Booklet [ 41 pages ] - UBC Neurosurgery Resident Handbook 2011 - 2012
- See
Handbook [ 45 pages ]
first posted: 2010-June-25, last revised 2011-June-22