Resident curriculum guidelines for neurosurgery

This curriculum was created to detail the body of knowledge that should be attained by an individual completing residency training in neurological surgery. The specific structure of resident education in neurological surgery is defined by the American Board of Neurological Surgery, and each program is examined periodically by the Residency Review Committee. It is not the intent of this curriculum to direct or influence these two entities in any way. The curriculum is meant to serve as a template to be used by individual neurosurgery residency program directors and residents as they see fit. In many respects, this comprehensive and specific curriculum delineates the "ideal," and therefore complete compliance to the curriculum will be difficult or impossible to achieve for most if not all programs. Nevertheless, it represents a goal toward which to strive.