I year elsewhere should state their intention to apply for a Resident II position. Receiving such an advanced appointment depends on the availability of a Resident II position, which occurs only infrequently. At the conclusion of the Resident I year, residents are advanced to a Resident II position if their performance has been satisfactory. Clinical Neurosurgery occupies the Resident II, Resident IV, and Resident VI years of training and part of the Resident III year. A degree of flexibility permits modification of this sequence.
Residents attend conferences and rounds on neuroradiology and neuro-ophthalmology.
Tutorial programs may be scheduled both for neuroanesthesiology and for microsurgery in the microvascular training laboratory. For the remaining 6 months, the resident is assigned as senior resident on the spinal neurosurgery service and also rotates through neuroradiology and neuropathology. The Resident IV serves on the UCSF Neurosurgery Service for one 6-month period, working closely with the Chief Resident in conducting the operating room schedule at Moffitt Hospital. Together with the second-year residents, the resident records histories and conducts physical examinations on all patients who are admitted to the neurosurgical service. The Resident V year is devoted to laboratory research and basic science under the supervision of a member of the Department's faculty.