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One of the main concerns of the founding fathers of the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS) was certainly to contribute to improving toward the quality of neurosurgical education in Europe. We were then living in a politically divided continent with striking asymmetries in the quality of care delivered to the various populations.
In the Directive 93/16 EEC of 5.04.1993, the European Commission laid down the general guidelines for the training of medical specialists in the member states of the EU, EFTA and associated member states. On the European level, the UEMS (European Union of Medical Specialists) is responsible for harmonisation and improvement of the quality of medical specialist practice in the EU. Its statutory purpose...
In considering this key post in a training programme a few introductory remarks need to be made. The training programme needs to have an aim and a direction so that it can produce a well qualified, well trained and accredited Neurosurgeon capable of working in a multi professional environment. The training programme needs to be structured with progress monitored against clear objectives with trainees...
Education of a surgeon is a lifelong process where two components can be distinguished: one is what may be called the formal curriculum and is analyzed according to the current principles of medical education using a somewhat reductionist and predominantly quantitative approach. It often begins with definition of the educational goals which, in our discipline, are usually aimed at training a “general...
There are two aspects to the development of an ideal curriculum for neurosurgical training which are fundamental to curriculum structure. Of course, local considerations may change specific sequences so the ideal curriculum is always more theoretical than practical. What is important is not to slavishly follow any guidelines for sequencing material but to understand the concepts of competency-based...
Summary It is strongly recommended that general guidelines and internal regulations be laid down in written form by the department. The guidelines regulate the general workflow and related trainee duties and responsibilities, education and research, special procedures for particular diseases and conditions (standards of care). Regarding general workflow of the department, the following items should...
Summary The present paper is divided into two parts. In the first part it summarises the essentials of transfer of knowledge and personality from trainer to trainee. The training capacity of a programme should be identified first since the number of residents in training has implications on the structure of the programme. The capacity is limited by the number of surgical “resident cases”, which should...
Although there are many similarities in neurosurgical training methods throughout Europe, some differences exist in training programmes and the extent of practical experience trainees gain in different countries.
In the European Training Charter (1), Chapter 6, l.B.1, the use of a log-book for neurosurgery is specified as mandatory: “The candidate neurosurgeon should keep an authorized log-book of operative experience”. Chapter 5.3 formulates the requirements for trainees: “The trainee should keep his/her personal log-book or equivalent up-to-date according to national rules and EC directives as well as considering...
Quality assurance is a very important aspect of daily life in a neurosurgical department as well as an important parameter for the neurosurgical patient. Quality assurance programmes of some sort are common but still not implemented in all units. Some quality assurance programmes have been formulated as accreditation programmes to set a measure of good quality surgery [2], and have ended up in web...
The educational climate in more traditional, didactic educational settings in neurosurgery, at least in Europe, works against “facilitatory tutorial teaching” of the residents in neurosurgery. In these settings, the resident and fellow is typically expected to know the right answer. S/he learned a long time ago that it is best to stay silent if s/he does not know the answer, or is unsure of it, for...
Successful completion of neurosurgical training requires that trainees attain a variety of skills Table 1 of which technical competence and judgement are perhaps the most critically important. But how do we evaluate these skills? How do we ensure that trainees satisfactorily progress throughout their training? How do we ensure that after a specified number of years trainees have achieved sufficient...
All over the world, residency programmes for neurosurgery emphasize heavily technical issues. This training, more or less successful, teaches surgical techniques and procedures to neurosurgery trainees. Other issues, for instance training of administrative capabilities, despite their obvious importance in the life of a neurosurgeon, do not receive the merit they deserve. Research constitutes another...
The U.E.M.S. has been active in the field of quality improvement of specialist training in the EU for years and has formulated general guidelines and criteria, published in the European Training Charter for Medical Specialists [1]. In accordance with these guidelines, the UEMS specialist sections develop specific recommendations to set and maintain standards of training, training quality and accreditation...
The diversity among the over 30 European countries sending trainees to the EANS training courses is immense. This is based on both cultural factors and differences in priorities of teaching in the different countries. The explosion of medical knowledge poses an additional challenge to all those responsible in setting priorities for what is thought to be the core knowledge in a given training programme...
In the past decades neurological surgery as a specialty has seen a burst of growth. As a result such multifaceted development has led to the fact that a single neurosurgeon might not be in a position to offer excellent expertise in all aspects of the speciality anymore. Consequently, groups of special interests have been forming in order to clinically and scientifically develop specific aspects of...
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