Neurosurgery
RESIDENCY TRAINING PROGRAM
The major objective of the Neurosurgery Residency Training Program at Dalhousie is the development of skilled neurosurgeons in the clinical care of neurosurgical patients. This is achieved by exposure to a broad range of technical problem solving and decision making aspects of neurosurgery over a six-year period. Residents begin training with graduated levels of responsibility in the care of neurosurgical patients, assuming greater responsibility of technical procedures and inpatient care as training progresses. The majority of procedures are carried out by Resident staff under the supervision of attending staff. At the Senior Resident level, independent clinical and operative decision making is promoted and final year Residents achieve confidence in neurosurgical decision making and independent performance of operative procedures.
We strive to provide an academic environment in which Residents are continually challenged to acquire adequate decision-making skills in neurosurgery. Regular teaching rounds and seminars promote Resident involvement in discussion of current issues with interaction between Residents and attending staff. The emphasis on academic components in the program should prepare Residents for success in the Royal College Examinations and for laying down the foundation for those who want to develop an academic career.
The Neurosurgery Residency Training Program at Dalhousie incorporates the use of the QEII Health Sciences Centre and the IWK-Grace in Halifax, Nova Scotia and the Saint John Regional Hospital, in Saint John, New Brunswick. This provides residents with exposure to a wide variety of neurosurgical problems, clinical approaches as well as excellent academic and clinical education and experiences.
The Division of Neurosurgery promotes the role of research in residency training through research programs involving basic research and clinical investigation. There is a commitment to develop a multi-disciplinary approach to research involving clinicians and basic scientists. As well, Dalhousie University has a Clinician Investigator Program, which provides funding for those residents who want to pursue graduate studies during their residency, currently there are 7 Neurosurgery Trainees in our program.
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Dr. Dan McNeely, MD, FRCSC
Residency Training Program Director
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Tiffany Webber
Residency Training Program Coordinator |
Important Links
Clinical Investigator's Program (CIP)
Pari-MP
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia
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HALIFAX,
NOVA SCOTIA | CANADA B3H 4H7 | +1 (902) 494-2211
