Residents who successfully matriculate become proficient using advanced technologies and techniques in cranial, spinal, and peripheral nerve surgeries. Residents become accomplished in data analysis, presentation, and publication, as well as the methods and tools of neuroscience investigation. The interests of the faculty are broad and diverse. Interests advanced clinically and academically are highlighted by their status as divisions within the department. Other areas of resident training include neurology, neuropathology, neuroradiology, and radiosurgery.
Residents advance in activity and responsibility on a yearly basis based on performance reviews.
Accreditation The University of Cincinnati and Mayfield Clinic's program has full approval by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and the American Board of Neurological Surgery for the education of two residents per year. Application for Residency Program Appointments to the residency program of the University of Cincinnati Medical Center are made in accordance with the rules of the Neurological Surgery Matching Program. Members of the faculty and resident staff are available to explain the program, interview the applicant, and conduct guided tours of the facilities. The chairman of the program and graduate education staff meet individually with each applicant. The first six months of training in General Surgery provide the resident with the foundation for further training in their surgical subspecialty.