About the program
The Medical Student Neurosurgery Training Camp was started in 2018 by medical students at Weill Cornell Medical College with the purpose of providing a hands-on course designed by medical students for medical students aspiring to become neurological surgeons. When In-person courses were canceled in 2020 due to the ongoing pandemic, Students launched the first-ever Virtual Neurosurgery Training Camp.
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Program Details
ONLINE SESSION
Virtual Neurosurgery Training Camp
An online experience that sets the standard for online professional education in the neurosciences.
Program Itinerary
| Time | Format | Sessions | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 AM-8:15 AM | Virtual Session | Welcome and Introduction | Jasmine Thum, MD, Gabriel Zada, MD, Isaac Yang, MD, Shivani Rangwala MD |
| 8:15 AM-8:30 AM | Virtual Session | Overview of Neurosurgery Subspecialty and Match/Job Process | Steven Giannotta, MD |
| 8:30 AM-9:00 AM | Virtual Session | 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 AM-9:15 AM | Virtual Session | Advice For Early Medical Students Considering Neurosurgery | Gabriel Zada, MD |
| 9:15 AM-9:30 AM | Virtual Session | How to ace your sub-internship, even during Covid-19 | Isaac Yang, MD |
| 9:30 AM-10:00 AM | Virtual Session | Panel: What to look for in Selecting a Residency Training Program | Chirag Patil, MD, William Taylor, MD, Marvin Bergsneider, MD, Kiarash Shahlaie, MD, PhD, Francisco Ponce, MD |
| 10:00 AM-10:20 AM | Virtual Session | Panel & Presentation: Research in Neuroscience and Neurosurgery | Michael Lim, MD, Manish Aghi MD, PhD, William Mack, MD |
| 10:20 AM-10:40 AM | Virtual Session | Presentation & Panel: Advice from the Residency Program Administrator and ARANS Perspective/Resources for the Process | Kathy Guzman, Colleen Bruton |
| 10:40 AM-11:10 AM | Virtual Session | Panel: Why Neurosurgery / Recently Matched Medical Students and Interns | |
| 10:40 AM-11:10 AM | Virtual Session | Panel: Being a Woman in Neurosurgery | |
| 11:10 AM-11:40 AM | Virtual Session | Panel: Looking Back at Residency-What they’ve learned | Recent graduates and fellows talk about their experiences |
| 11:40 AM-11:55 AM | Virtual Session | Avoiding burnout in Neurosurgery Residency (and Beyond) | |
| 12:00 PM-12:15 PM | Virtual Session | Anatomy lab session - Cranial Trauma Craniotomy | |
| 12:15 PM-12:30 PM | Virtual Session | ICP/EVD and shunt management & Functional Neurosurgery planning | |
| 12:15 PM-12:30 PM | Virtual Session | Spine- Overview, trauma | |
| 12:30 PM -12:45 PM | Virtual Session | Reading radiology, Vascular Anatomy (interactive) | |
| 12:30 PM -12:45 PM | Virtual Session | Case series (interactive) |
Virtual Session
Welcome and Introduction
Jasmine Thum, MD, Gabriel Zada, MD, Isaac Yang, MD, Shivani Rangwala MD
Virtual Session
Overview of Neurosurgery Subspecialty and Match/Job Process
Steven Giannotta, MD
Virtual Session
Panel: What Programs look for in an applicant
Linda Liau, MD, PhD; Steven Giannotta, MD; Frank Hsu, MD; Michael Lim, MD; William Taylor, MD
Virtual Session
Advice For Early Medical Students Considering Neurosurgery
Gabriel Zada, MD
Virtual Session
How to ace your sub-internship, even during Covid-19
Isaac Yang, MD
Virtual Session
Panel: What to look for in Selecting a Residency Training Program
Chirag Patil, MD, William Taylor, MD, Marvin Bergsneider, MD, Kiarash Shahlaie, MD, PhD, Francisco Ponce, MD
Virtual Session
Panel & Presentation: Research in Neuroscience and Neurosurgery
Michael Lim, MD, Manish Aghi MD, PhD, William Mack, MD
Virtual Session
Presentation & Panel: Advice from the Residency Program Administrator and ARANS Perspective/Resources for the Process
Kathy Guzman, Colleen Bruton
Virtual Session
Panel: Why Neurosurgery / Recently Matched Medical Students and Interns
Virtual Session
Panel: Being a Woman in Neurosurgery
Virtual Session
Panel: Looking Back at Residency-What they’ve learned
Recent graduates and fellows talk about their experiences
Virtual Session
Avoiding burnout in Neurosurgery Residency (and Beyond)
Virtual Session
Anatomy lab session - Cranial Trauma Craniotomy
Virtual Session
ICP/EVD and shunt management & Functional Neurosurgery planning
Virtual Session
Spine- Overview, trauma
Virtual Session
Reading radiology, Vascular Anatomy (interactive)
Virtual Session
Case series (interactive)
Our Sponsors
This event is sponsored and hosted by Brain and Spine Group with the collaboration of our academic partners and sponsors.
Course Planning Team
Student Leadership
Sergio Guadix, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine, Neurological Surgery
Faculty Director
Jasmine Thum MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Alabama
Faculty Advisor
Isaac Yang, MD
Professor of Neurological Surgery, UCLA
Faculty Advisor
Gabriel Zada, MD
Professor of Neurological Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Registration is Closed!
Sign-up below for Virtual and In-Person training camp
Virtual only
Cost of registration: Free
Registration includes: Access to online learning platform BSG Learn.
In-Person Training camp
Cost of registration: $55.00
Registration includes: Access to online learning platform BSG Learn, Admission to In-Person Training camp, Breakfast and Lunch