Academic Program

...with hands-on exposure to the patients and their pathologies, it does not stop here. Thursday afternoons are University academic half-days, dedicated to focused educational seminars. In the first two years of residency Principles of Surgery sessions are provided in association with the Department of Surgery through the lunch hour. CanMEDs seminars are intermittently scheduled during this time as well for residents through years 1-6. Neuro-pathology seminars alternating with brain cutting are shared by Neurosurgery and Neurology residents in the early afternoon. A curriculum of neurosurgical topics designed to comprehensively cover the specialty of Neurosurgery fills out the rest of the afternoon, cycling over a two-year period during this protected academic half-day. Residents and staff alike participate in the teaching of these seminars.

A schedule of prominent visiting guest lecturers and professors enriches the academic environment facilitating both formal and personal interactions between residents and internationally renowned Neurosurgeons. During all six years of training residents are encouraged to attend local, national, and international conferences through semi-annual educational leave and Departmental/University funding.