Pilot Program in Surgical Anatomy Education for Complex Cranial and Skull Base Procedures: Curriculum Overview and Initial 2-Year Experience at Mayo Clinic.

ABSTRACT: Background  Cadaveric dissection remains a preferred and irreplaceable learning modality among neurosurgery residents. We aimed to develop and describe a tiered, quantifiable, and practical curriculum for cranial neurosurgical anatomy education. We report the structure and evaluation of our 2-year pilot study to serve as a suggested guide for other neurosurgery programs. Methods  Our Complex Cranial Dissection Program is tailored to the needs of junior-level neurosurgery residents based on their postgraduation years 1 to 4. Dissections are performed in a sequential manner, each of which emphasize a particular set of manual skills and neuroanatomical knowledge. Dissections are scored on a scale of 10 points. The grading was based on specific landmarks and anatomical str

SUBMITTER: Capp JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12227247 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature