Contents

• Overview
• Curriculum
• Conference Schedule
• Call Schedule
• Meetings

• Research

• Recent Graduates
• Application

• Benefits

• Burlington Area Links

Overview

Welcome to the information page for the Neurological Surgery Residency Program at the University of Vermont/Fletcher Allen Health Care.

The University of Vermont Neurological Surgery program is seven years in length approved by the Council on Graduate Medical Education of the AMA and the American Board of Surgery. This includes six clinical years and an obligatory research year during the PGY3 year. Residents are required to participate in overnight call during this research year. Attendance at local meetings and departmental CME courses is encouraged. Residents who have had abstracts accepted at national meetings may attend the meeting at departmental expense. Research conferences are held weekly, as are several teaching conferences including a resident case conference, neuroscience grand rounds, and quality assurance.

Although the residency program is small, the individual surgical exposure is varied and substantial to prepare for careers in general neurosurgery/academic surgery/fellowship training in a further surgical discipline. Recent graduates have obtained postgraduate fellowships in pediatric neurosurgery, functional neurosurgery, and spine neurosurgery. Many of our recent graduates have entered full-time academic neurosurgery. We pride ourselves on the one-on-one interaction between resident and attending.

Bruce I. Tranmer, M.D.
Chairman, Division of Neurological Surgery
Program Director, Neurological Surgery Residency Program

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Curriculum

G1   6 months general surgery
       3 months neurology
       3 months electives/neurosurgery
G2   junior resident, on service
G3   research fellowship
G4   6 months mid-level resident, on service
       6 months elective
G5  senior resident, Maine Medical Center
G6  senior resident, on service
G7  chief resident, on service

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Conference Schedule

Daily Conferences: Resident topical review
Weekly Conferences: Preoperative conference, brain cutting, case conference, neuroscience grand rounds
Biweekly Conferences: Neuroradiology, neurovascular, combined radiology/pathology, tumor board
Monthly Conferences: Journal club, morbidity and mortality

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Call Schedule

Year 1: 6-8 calls/month
Year 2: 8-10 calls/month
Year 3: 4-6 calls/month
Year 4: 4-6 calls/month
Year 5: Sporadic
Year 6: 2 calls/month, 2 weekend chief calls/month, holiday chief call
Year 7: Home chief call, 2 weekend chief calls/month

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Meetings

All Years: New England Neurosurgical Society
PGY 3: Research Update in Neuroscience for Neurosurgeons, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
PGY 5: Anspach
PGY 6 and 7: National meeting of choice

Residents who have had abstracts accepted at national meetings may attend the meeting at departmental expense.

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Application

Thank you for your interest in the Neurological Surgery Residency Training Program at the University of Vermont.  Our training program currently accepts 1 resident annually.

Beginning in 2009, applications will be submitted using the ERAS (Electronic Residency Application Service) system.  Further information will be forthcoming.

Please direct any questions regarding application to Diane Richer at 802 847 7032.  

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