Schedule of Events (Subject to Alterations; All Times EST)
8:15-8:30 AM: Introduction Graham Winston, MD
8:30-9:00 AM What makes a great sub-intern Jeffrey Greenfield, MD, PhD
9:00-10:00 AM: Resident Panels NewYork Presbyterian/Weill Cornell House Staff Wake Forest House Staff Northwestern House Staff Mayo Clinic House Staff
10:00-11:00 AM: Panel Program Directors Michael Kaplitt, MD PhD (Weill Cornell Medicine) Stacey Wolfe, MD (Wake Forest School of Medicine) Nader S Dahdaleh, MD (Northwestern Medicine) Jamie J. Van Gompel, M.D (Mayo Clinic; Rochester) Lola B. Chambless, MD, FAANS (Vanderbilt University Medical Center)
11:00 AM-12:00 PM Wake Forest Breakout Session: OR Setup and Patient Positioning Jonathan L. Wilson, MD, Carl Nechtman, MD PGY6, Kyle Townsend, MD PGY5, Michelle Williams, MD PGY4
12:00-1:00 PM Weill Cornell Medicine Breakout Session: Basic Cranial Neuroanatomy Neuroradiology Alexander Evins, MD
1:00-2:00 PM Northwestern Breakout Session: Spine Imaging and Case Presentation Northwestern House Staff
2:00-3:00 PM Mayo Clinic Breakout Session: Neurosurgical Emergencies Mayo Clinic House Staff 3:00-4:00 PM Virtual Mentorship Cocktail Hour Join faculty from around the country in breakout rooms. Zoom information will be given to students at the conclusion of the Virtual Training Camp.
2020 vtc west
Schedule of Events (Subject to Alterations; All Times PST)
8:00-8:15am: Introduction Jasmine DiCesare, MD, Gabriel Zada, MD, Isaac Yang, MD, Daniel Donoho, MD
8:15-8:30am Overview of Neurosurgery Subspecialty and Match/Job Process. Steven Giannotta, MD
8:30-9:00am Panel: What Programs look for in an applicant. Linda Liau, MD, PhD; Steven Giannotta, MD;Frank Hsu, MD; Michael Lim, MD; William Taylor, MD
9:00-9:15am General Advice for Medical Students Considering Neurosurgery. Gabriel Zada, MD
915-9:30am How to ace your sub-internship, even during Covid-19. Isaac Yang, MD
9:30-10:00am: Panel What to look for in Selecting a Residency Training Program. Chirag Patil, MD, Alexander Khalessi, MD, Marvin Bergsneider, MD, Susan Durham, MD, Kiarash Shahlaie, MD, PhD
10:00-10:20am: Panel + Presentation Research in Neuroscience and Neurosurgery. Michael Lim, MD, Edward Chang, MD, Daniel Lu, MD, PhD, William Mack, MD
10:20-10:40am: Presentation + Panel: Advice from the Residency Program Administrator and ARANS Perspective/ Resources for the Process. Kathy Guzman, Colleen Bruton
10:40-11:10am: Breakout Sessions (Choose One)
Panel: Why Neurosurgery / Recently Matched Medical Student and Intern. Daniel Donoho, MD, Josh Bakhsheshian, MD, Sophie Peeters, MD, Timothy Florence, MD, Zoe Teton, MD, Yagmur Muftuoglu, MD, Nandie Khahera, MD, Michelle Lin, MD
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Panel: Being a Woman in Neurosurgery. Susan Durham, MD, Jos’lyn Woodard, MD, Jasmine DiCesare, MD, Shivani Rangwala, MD, Saman Sizdahkhani, MD, Maya Harary, MD
11:10-11:40am: Panel A Day in the Life – Mentorship, Culture, & Structure / Succeeding in Neurosurgery Residency. Daniel Donoho, MD, Joel Beckett, MD, Prashant Giyarpuram, MD, Josh Bakhsheshian, MD, Jasmine DiCesare, MD, Shivani Rangwala, MD
11:40am-11:55am Avoiding burnout in Neurosurgery Residency (and Beyond). Frank Attenello, MD
12:00pm-12:45pm: Didactic Sessions
12:00pm-12:15pm: Anatomy lab session: Simple cranial dissection Daniel Donoho, MD
12:15pm-12:30pm: Choose One ICP/EVD and shunt management Functional Nsgy planning Won Kim, MD or Marvin Bergsneider, MD - OR - Basic neuronavigation set up. Common instrument names/how to use them What to do in the OR. JoshBakhsheshian, MD
12:30pm-12:45pm: Choose One: Reading radiology Vascular Anatomy (interactive) Anthony Wang, MD or Geoffrey Colby, MD - OR - Case series (interactive) Luke Macyszyn, MD, Martin Pham, MD, Frank Attenello, MD
12:45-1:00pm Thank you & Mentoring small groups. Jasmine DiCesare, MD
1:00-2:00 PM Virtual Mentorship Cocktail Hour Join faculty from around the country in breakout rooms. Zoom information will be given to students at the conclusion of the Virtual Training Camp.
Virtual Training Camps are made possible by multiple sponsors and academic partners. Thank you!