• World Neurosurg · Dec 2014

    Clinical neuro-oncology formal education opportunities for medical students in the United States and Canada.

    • Karan S Dixit, Martin Kelly Nicholas, and Rimas V Lukas.
    • Department of Neurology, University of Illinois-Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
    • World Neurosurg. 2014 Dec 1;82(6):938-44.

    ObjectiveTo develop an understanding of the availability of the formal clinical neuro-oncology educational opportunities for medical students.MethodsThe curriculum websites of all medical schools accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education were reviewed for the presence of clinical neuro-oncology electives as well as other relevant data.ResultsTen (6.8%) of medical schools accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education offer formal neuro-oncology electives. Half are clustered in the Midwest. Forty percent are at institutions with neuro-oncology fellowships. All are at institutions with neurosurgery and neurology residency programs.ConclusionsFormal clinical neuro-oncology elective opportunities for medical students in the United States and Canada are limited. Additional such opportunities may be of value in the education of medical students.Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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