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Curriculum
Neurosurgery residents at all levels of training attend the didactic curriculum held at 9-12 am Friday mornings at the Hospital for Sick Children. The curriculum covers all aspects of the subspecialty, and helps to prepare residents for the cognitive component of the Royal College Exam in Neurosurgery upon the completion of their training. During the didactic curriculum, lectures are given by faculty with expertise in the given areas, and by the residents who must review a topic and present it to their peers. The curriculum is conducted in blocks following which there is a written exam. Examples of the blocks of learning include: Spine, cerebrovascular, functional, neuro-oncology, pediatrics, head injury and peripheral nerve.
As part of the curriculum for the faculty and neurosurgery residents, each year there are three named lectureships where experts in neurosurgery are invited to come to Toronto and share their experience with the Division of Neurosurgery, and to help educate the residents. The three lectureships are listed below:
Annual Named Lectureships:
E Harry Botterell Lectureship in Neurosurgery
Named after the second Chairman of the University of Toronto training program in neurosurgery, the annual E Harry Botterell Lectureship takes place in the fall at the Toronto Western Hospital. The Lectureship was established in 1983 and is sponsored by the neurosurgery faculty at the Toronto Western Hospital. During the Botterell Lectureship, the William J Horsey Prize is given to the neurosurgery resident who presents the best clinical research paper. Previous EH Botterell Visiting Professors are listed in the awards section.
William Keith Lectureship in Neurosurgery
Named after Dr William Keith who practiced neurosurgery in Toronto from 1933 - 1945 at both the Toronto Western Hospital and The Hospital for Sick Children, the annual Keith lectureship in Neurosurgery takes place in the early winter at the Toronto Western Hospital. The lectureship is sponsored by the faculty members in neurosurgery at the Toronto Western Hospital. During the Keith Lectureship, the Thomas P. Morley prize is awarded to the resident who presents the best basic science research paper in neurosurgery. Previous Keith Lecturers in the Division of Neurosurgery are listed in the awards section.
Bruce Hendrick Lectureship in Neurosurgery
Named after Dr E. Bruce Hendrick, Canada's first full-time pediatric neurosurgeon, the Hendrick lectureship takes place each spring at The Hospital for Sick Children, and is sponsored by the faculty in neurosurgery at SickKids. During the Hendrick Lectureship, the Warren Ho Humanitarian Award, and the Alan and Susan Hudson Teaching awards to faculty and residents are given. Previous Hendrick Lecturers in pediatric neurosurgery are listed in the awards section.
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The lecture presentations are stored on the University of Toronto Blackboard site for neurosurgery residents (http://forum.med.utoronto.ca/) and is password protected. Residents studying for their written examinations or preparing for their Royal College Examination will review these lecture notes on a regular basis.
Some examples of current lectures on given topics within the neurosurgery curriculum are provided below:
Intra-dural tumors
C. Tator
Active rehabilitation: Does it work?
T. Carter
Conservative management to low back pain
H. Hall Surgery for lumbar degenerative spine disease
M. Schwartz |
Introduction
