PGY 6 - Chief Year (or Research Year)
(NOTE: NS-6 and NS-7 can be performed in either order depending on the needs and desires of the individual resident and their satisfactory progression in the development of neurosurgical competencies. One of the years will be spent as chief resident and the other year will be devoted to an internal “advanced clinical training” focus or a year of research)
Curriculum
- Serve as chief resident on adult neurosurgical service.
- Direct, with faculty supervision, the chief resident outpatient clinic.
- Will supervise and direct the daily activity of all residents under his/her level of training.
- Will perform all administrative aspects of running the neurosurgical service to include administration of outpatient chief resident clinic, coordination of hospital admissions, coordination of operating room schedules, assignment of PA’s, assignment of cases to junior residents, teaching of neurosurgery residents, medical students and rotating residents through the service and coordination/direction of neurosurgical teaching conferences including the Wednesday morning didactic lecture series in coordination with the program director.
- Create resident call schedules following all duty hour rules.
- Serve as primary operating surgeon in the operating room*
- Direct daily rounds, establish management plan of inpatients*
- Pass neurosurgical board written examination, if not passed yet.
- Serve as a member of the Neurosurgery Residency Oversight Committee and Residency Interview Committee.
- Participate in clinical neurosurgical research writing at least one abstract, book chapter or paper.
- Attend one national neurosurgical conference and any major neurosurgery/neurosciences meeting where the resident has an abstract or paper accepted.
- Consult with the Program Director concerning job opportunities, fellowship training and career advancement.
- Maintain case log thru ACGME site and provide all required documentation for resident portfolio.
* Under the direction of faculty supervision.
Goals and Objectives
The primary objective of the chief resident year is to provide an increasing level of responsibility, technical expertise and competency, both in and out of the operating rooms so that the resident will be capable of functioning independently as a neurosurgeon on completion of the training program.
Competencies
Medical Knowledge - The chief resident will become fully able to:
- Manage outpatient, inpatient, critical care, operative evaluation and followup of all diseases/disorders currently under the preview of independent neurosurgical practice.
- Supervise, teach and mentor clinical growth for all lower level residents and neurosurgical healthcare team members.
- Direct patient care conferences.
- Successfully pass the neurosurgical written board examination (if not already passed)
Utilizing: Observed Exam
Written Board Exam
SANS-wired
Oral Exam
Skull Base Lab
Bi-annual evaluations: competencies
Patient Care and Assessment – the chief resident will become fully able to:
- Maintain and expand on skills and competencies learned in previous years.
- Refine the highest level of patient care skills.
- Refine all neurosurgical operative skills to be competent in performing all accepted/current neurosurgical procedures (refer to Specific Core Clinical Knowledge requirements)
- Independently (with appropriate faculty oversight) manage his/her own outpatient neurosurgical clinic.
- Integrate applied research, current neurosurgical literature and evidence-based guidelines directed to advancing patient safety and care.
Utilizing: Observed Exam: clinics and operating room
Patient survey: post-exam/feedback cards
Bi-annual evaluations: procedures
Practice Based Learning – The chief resident will become fully able to:
- Develop skills and competencies to become an independent practicing neurosurgeon.
- Develop administrative skills of the neurosurgical service by maintaining the resident call schedule ensuring adherence to the 80-hour work week restrictions, coordinate resident vacation schedules, coordinate all neurosurgical conferences and assign junior resident responsibilities for patient care, operating room, critical care and clinic responsibilities.
- Refine his teaching skills.
Utilizing: Journal club with Statistics
Set new/evaluate old goals
Case Logs
Yearly Scholarship Logs
SANS-wired
Systems Based Practice – The chief resident will be able to:
- Know about cost-effective neurosurgical care.
- Utilize consultants appropriately.
- Understand the socioeconomic impact of clinical neurosurgical decisions
- Receive exposure to different practice types and opportunities.
- Maintain a log of all procedures performed in the ACGME case log system.
Utilizing: QI Team Projects
Formal lectures
Interpersonal and Communication Skills: - The chief resident will be able to:
- Communicate effectively both verbally and in consultation reports, operative reports, and written communications with referring physicians.
- Responsibly complete all medical records.
- Communicate daily with Program Director regarding neurosurgical service issues.
Utilizing: Observed Exam
Patient Survey
Feedback cards
Professionalism – The chief resident will be fully competent to:
- Function as a role model and mentor to junior residents.
- Instill the professional characteristics of reliability, preparedness, cooperation and efficiency while demonstrating compassion, respect and consideration to the junior residents.
- Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality and instill those characteristics to the junior residents.
Utilizing: Project Professionalism/ AMA Virtual Mentor
360-degree evaluation
Feedback Cards
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