UBNS

Virtual Sub-Internship

Overview

The UB Neurosurgery Virtual Sub-Internship is a one-month virtual externship for medical students to experience what we have to offer at UB Neurosurgery.

In addition to improving their neurosurgical knowledge, medical students will have the opportunity to meet our residents and attendings, engage in web-based didactic learning, participate in skill workshops, and watch surgeries virtually.

The course is accredited by the University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and participants will be eligible for course credit.

Dates

  • Session #1: July 27th - August 21st, 2020

  • Session #2: August 24th - September 18th, 2020


Curriculum

  • The course combines a variety of instructional methods, including:

    • Independent learning with pre-recorded topic based lectures

    • Live, web-based, assessment and review of the independent learning material

    • Live, web-based, didactic case discussions with attendings and resident physicians

    • Live, web-based, journal club reviewing landmark papers and recently published studies in the field of neurosurgery

  • Course Structure

    • Pre-Course Materials: Introduction to Neurosurgery & How to Succeed as a Neurosurgery Intern

    • Week 1: Buffalo General Medical Center – General Neurosurgery/Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery

    • Week 2: Roswell Park Cancer Center - Neuro-oncology

    • Week 3: Oishei Children’s Hospital - Pediatric Neurosurgery

    • Week 4: Erie County Medical Center – Neurosurgical Trauma & Critical Care