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The UCLA Department of Neurosurgery offers and participates in a wide array of interdisciplinary educational opportunities for our neurosurgery residents, fellows, medical students, and community physicians.
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
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Wednesday morning hourly conferences from 7-8 am include
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Neurosurgery case presentations
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Neurosurgery 100 lectures [LINK]
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Neuropathology didactic lectures
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Neuroradiology didactic lectures
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Quality assurance conference
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Faculty-resident meetings
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The first Wednesday of each month is the dedicated "education day," with a full day of educational activities for the residents who are excused from the operating room. In addition to the activities listed above, the residents participate in:
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Cadaveric Anatomy lab
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The neurosurgical anatomy lab is run to Warwick Peacock, MD, the former head of pediatric neurosurgery at UCLA and UCSF. Residents dissect the entire human body specimens.
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Skullbase dissection laboratory
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The skull base and neuroanatomy laboratory is run by Dennis Malkasian, MD, PhD., a neurosurgeon. Skull base anatomy and approaches are taught using a hands-on approach on cadaveric heads.
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Resident-Program Director meeting
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Multidisciplinary Pituitary-Skullbase Tumor Conference
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An interdisciplinary conference attending by neurosurgery, endocrinology, neuroradiology, head and neck surgery, neuropathology, and radiation oncology.
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Resident Research Committee meeting
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Journal Club
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Visiting professor lectureships
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Surgical science lectures
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Additional weekly conferences available to residents include:
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Brain Tumor Board
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Radiosurgery Conference
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Epilepsy Rounds
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Neurocritical Care teaching conference
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Pediatric Brain Tumor conference
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Stroke/Neurovascular conference
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Brain Injury Research Center lab meeting
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Quarterly conferences include:
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International neurosurgery teleconference with the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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Annual conferences include:
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UCLA Neurocritical Care ICU of the Future conference
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UCLA Brain Attack conference
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UCLA Neuroendocrine and Pituitary Tumor conference
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
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Friday educational activities include
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Neuroradiology conference with neurosurgery and neurology
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Attending rounds
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Journal club
Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center
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Monday educational activities include
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Neurosurgery-Orthopedic Surgery Spine conference
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