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Guest Post from Clemens M. Schirmer, MD, PhD, FAANS, FAHA Vice-Chair, AANS/CNS Communications and Public Relations Committee Geisinger Health System Wilkes Barre, PA Neurosurgery is a noble profession, and for…
Robert E. Harbaugh, MD, FAANS, FACS, FAHA President, Society of Neurological Surgeons On March 16-17, 2016, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) convened the“Resident Duty Hours in the Learning…
Nathan R. Selden, MD, PhD Campagna Professor and Chair Department of Neurological Surgery Oregon Health & Science University Portland, Oregon The specialty-wide “boot camp” movement began in neurological surgery. Many…
Guest post from Representative Joe Crowley, D-N.Y., Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus and a member of the powerful Ways and Means Committee. He is the author of the…
Atul Grover, MD, PhD Executive Vice President Association of American Medical Colleges Washington, DC “Accountability” is a word that comes up often in all aspects of my professional endeavors, whether…
From time to time on Neurosurgery Blog, you will see us cross-posting or linking to items from other publications when we believe they hit the mark on an issue. Today’s…
Guest Post from Deborah L. Benzil, MD, FACS, FAANS Vice President, AANS Chair, AANS/CNS Communications and Public Relations Committee MKMG Columbia University Medical Center Mt Kisco, New York Over the…
Guest post from Kristopher T. Kimmell, MD Neurosurgical Resident, University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, NY On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall in southeast Louisiana. Shortly after, New…
On Nov. 17, 2015, the AANS and CNS submitted feedback to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in response to the agency’s Request for Information (RFI) seeking input…