Course recommendations

[Guest]

Now that in-person learning is back, what are the best courses (ie hands-on, cadaver dissection, etc.) for senior level residents? Particularly interested in skull base/vascular...

[Guest]

The CNS skull base fellows course (held at case western every year) and the North American skull base course are both great

[Guest]

NASBS course

[Guest]

I’d recommend any course with live surgery, seeing a complex case from start to finish is highly educational. Ali Krisht and Lawton both have courses that include live surgery that are great.

[Guest]

The Stryker truck is a great resource too

[Guest]

(05-05-2022, 07:40 AM)Guest Wrote: The CNS skull base fellows course (held at case western every year) and the North American skull base course are both great

Do any senior residents go to the skull base fellows course? Or is it exclusively fellows...

[Focus]

Senior residents go.

[harveyrip]

(05-21-2022, 06:22 AM)Focus Wrote: Senior residents go.

Can’t really imagine any course being more valuable than what you can find on YouTube. Your best learning is just getting in the OR. If there is a specific procedure you don’t see at your institution then just read about and watch some videos

[Focus]

(05-21-2022, 01:01 PM)harveyrip Wrote:

(05-21-2022, 06:22 AM)Focus Wrote: Senior residents go.

Can’t really imagine any course being more valuable than what you can find on YouTube. Your best learning is just getting in the OR. If there is a specific procedure you don’t see at your institution then just read about and watch some videos

Cadaver dissection and practice is by far the most useful form of surgical studying outside of the OR. There's something to be said to allotting a period of time for dedicated and focused study. Other specific topic. Yes, you could get a substantial amount of education out of watching an equivalent number of videos over 1 to 2 days, but are you going to be doing that instead of going to the course? Plus there are obviously other uses such as networking and just being away from the hospital for a while.

[harveyrip]

(05-21-2022, 01:31 PM)Focus Wrote:

(05-21-2022, 01:01 PM)harveyrip Wrote:

(05-21-2022, 06:22 AM)Focus Wrote: Senior residents go.

Can’t really imagine any course being more valuable than what you can find on YouTube. Your best learning is just getting in the OR. If there is a specific procedure you don’t see at your institution then just read about and watch some videos

Cadaver dissection and practice is by far the most useful form of surgical studying outside of the OR. There's something to be said to allotting a period of time for dedicated and focused study. Other specific topic. Yes, you could get a substantial amount of education out of watching an equivalent number of videos over 1 to 2 days, but are you going to be doing that instead of going to the course? Plus there are obviously other uses such as networking and just being away from the hospital for a while.

Good points. Without time with a cadaver the courses are useless. Counterpoint to the networking is that you could probably achieve the same or better via Twitter. I honestly think the cost of the courses are outrageous, especially considering them on a resident salary