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    Neurosurgical Education: What Works and What's Coming?

    Monday, April 28, 2025
    9:45 AM – 11:15 AM EDT

    This session will focus on the latest innovations in neurosurgical education. There will be key lectures on novel approaches to resident and fellow training. This session will also provide a platform to share cutting-edge educational research by selecting and presenting the top education-oriented abstracts.

    Learning Objectives:

    • Identify and describe the latest innovations in neurosurgical education, focusing on novel approaches to training residents and fellows.
    • Evaluate cutting-edge educational research presented in top education-oriented abstracts and discuss its implications for improving neurosurgical training programs.
    • Explore strategies for incorporating innovative educational practices into existing residency and fellowship curricula to enhance learning outcomes.

    Presentations:

    • 9:45 AM – 9:54 AM EDT
      Active Learning Strategies

      Speaker: Martina Stippler, MD – Beth Israel Medical Center / Harvard Medical School

    • 9:55 AM – 10:04 AM EDT
      Resident Assessment - The Surgical Autonomy Program

      Speaker: Michael M. Haglund, MD, PhD, MACM, FAANS – Duke University

    • 10:05 AM – 10:14 AM EDT
      Fostering Global Partnerships in Education through Technology

      Speaker: James M. Johnston, Jr., MD, FAANS – UAB/Children’s of Alabama

    • 10:15 AM – 10:24 AM EDT
      Q&A Session with Panel 1
    • 10:25 AM – 10:34 AM EDT
      Incorporating Telemedicine in Teaching

      Speaker: Carolyn Quinsey, MD – University of Missouri Department of Neurosurgery

    • 10:35 AM – 10:44 AM EDT
      Virtual Surgical Planning in Resident Education

      Speaker: Caitlin E. Hoffman, MD – Weill Cornell Medicine, New York Presbyterian

    • 10:45 AM – 10:54 AM EDT
      Augmented Reality in the OR

      Speaker: Bernard R. Bendok, MD, MSCI – Mayo Clinic Arizona Department of Neurological Surgery, Precision Neuro-Therapeutics Innovation Laboratory, Neurosurgery Simulation and Innovation Laboratory

    • 10:55 AM – 11:04 AM EDT
      Q&A Session with Panel 2
    • 11:05 AM – 11:07 AM EDT
      Abstract 1983839 - A Platform for Serving Large Language Models for Neurosurgical Diagnostic Support

      Speaker: Akshay V. Save, MD – NYU Langone

    • 11:08 AM – 11:10 AM EDT
      Abstract 1986467 - A New Era In Applying to Neurosurgery Residency Training Programs: The Impact of Preference Signaling on the Neurosurgical Match

      Speaker: Ryan S. Chung, BA – Keck School of Medicine of USC

    • 11:11 AM – 11:13 AM EDT
      Abstract 1948411 - Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Depression, Anxiety, and Burnout in U.S. Neurosurgery Residents

      Speaker: Sherwin A. Tavakol, MD MPH – The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

    • 11:14 AM – 11:15 AM EDT
      Wrap-Up