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Arjun Gupta1, Vamsi Reddy2, Awinita Barpujari3
1Department of Neurological Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
World Neurosurgery
|November 20, 2022
Summary
Young neurosurgeons increasingly pursue fellowship training, often in multiple subspecialties. This trend impacts career decisions and postgraduate education delivery in neurosurgery.
Area of Science:
- Neurosurgery
- Medical Education
- Surgical Subspecialties
Background:
- Neurosurgical subspecialty fellowship training has gained significant traction.
- Recent trends in postgraduate neurosurgical education require evaluation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze trends and demographics in neurosurgical subspecialty fellowship completion.
- To provide a cross-sectional overview of U.S. academic neurosurgeons' fellowship training.
Main Methods:
- Included 1691 academic neurosurgeons from 125 institutions.
- Collected demographic, career, and fellowship data from profiles and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) database.
- Utilized NIH iCite tool for relative citation ratio (RCR) scores.
Main Results:
- 79.13% of neurosurgeons completed fellowships, with higher rates among recent graduates and those pursuing multiple subspecialties.
- Spine (16.04%), Pediatrics (11.18%), and Cerebrovascular (9.46%) were the most common fellowships.
- Fellowship training correlated with higher RCR scores for associate and full professors.
Conclusions:
- Younger neurosurgeons show a growing preference for additional, often multiple, subspecialty fellowships.
- Findings aim to inform professional choices and enhance postgraduate neurosurgical education.
