Terra Miller
The American Board of Neurological Surgery (ABNS) has been changing rapidly in the past several years to meet the needs of its diplomates, candidates and the public. The ABNS has undergone a revolution of novel ideas, simpler processes and more relevant exams that are aimed at improving patient safety and fulfilling the broad aims of the ABNS. The primary...
Every year, the International Programs Committee of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) selects from among many qualified applicants two international neurosurgeons to participate in the International Visiting Surgeons Fellowship at a program in North America of their choice. This fellowship is intended to provide meaningful educational experiences to international neurosurgeons from developing countries who are practicing and/or...
Most of us are quite comfortable with the coding aspects of our individual practices. Every now and again, though, unusual circumstances may lead to unique opportunities, a call to rise above and beyond or perhaps just sheer desperation. Perhaps your partners are out of town and you are stuck doing (and coding for) cases you have not seen since...
We have heard that neurosurgeons are key economic drivers within a hospital, not only because neurosurgical procedures tend to reimburse the hospital more favorably than other fields’ procedures but also because of the downstream revenue incurred due to neurosurgical care (follow-up imaging, physical therapy, occupational therapy, rehabilitation, etc.). Subspecialization within neurosurgery can have a financial impact on the individual...
The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) proudly serves as the continental society for the North American region. This distinction is shared with four other societies: the Asian Australasian Society of Neurological Surgeons (AASNS), the Continental Association of African Neurosurgical Societies (CAANS), the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS) and the Federación Latinoamericana de Sociedades de Neurocirugía (FLANC).Each continental...
You are already a specialist or in training to become one in an already highly specialized field. Why go further and become a subspecialist? I author this piece with a slightly conflicted view since I strongly believe every neurosurgical trainee should be exposed to a broad experience in all aspects of our specialty and, moreover, become competent in them....
"The Finest Tradition of My Calling: One Physician's Search for Renewal of Medicine." Abraham M. Nussbaum, MD. Yale University Press. New Haven and London. 2016.This is a very thoughtful book written by a Denver psychiatrist who is convinced that “health care reform” is endangering the sacred physician-patient relationship. As the title suggests, he thinks that medicine is not just...
Neurosurgery demands excellence, passion and commitment. As the most demanding of specialties, it is imperative that we train the best and the brightest. As the newest aspect of commitment to early support of neurosurgical trainees, the AANS has partnered with the Society of Neurological Surgeons (SNS), the AANS Young Neurosurgeons Committee (YNC) and the AANS/CNS Joint Section on Women...
There is no time like the present to support the Neurosurgery Research & Education Foundation (NREF). Donating to the NREF is an affirmation of the work that neurosurgeons do, a way to show alliance to an organization that funds the advancement of science and a commitment to the future of the specialty.Support education and research this month with a...
