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December 2022; 1 (2) RESEARCH ARTICLEOpen Access

Education Research: Evaluation of Epilepsy Surgery Education in Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship Programs

Hernan Nicolas Lemus, Barbara A. Dworetzky, Ellen J. Bubrick, Garth Rees Cosgrove, Steven Tobochnik
First published November 15, 2022, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/NE9.0000000000200018
Hernan Nicolas Lemus
From the Departments of Neurology (H.N.L., B.A.D., E.J.B., S.T.) and Neurosurgery (G.R.C.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.
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Barbara A. Dworetzky
From the Departments of Neurology (H.N.L., B.A.D., E.J.B., S.T.) and Neurosurgery (G.R.C.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.
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Ellen J. Bubrick
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Garth Rees Cosgrove
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Steven Tobochnik
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Education Research: Evaluation of Epilepsy Surgery Education in Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship Programs
Hernan Nicolas Lemus, Barbara A. Dworetzky, Ellen J. Bubrick, Garth Rees Cosgrove, Steven Tobochnik
Neurol Edu Dec 2022, 1 (2) e200018; DOI: 10.1212/NE9.0000000000200018

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    Figure 1 Demographics and Characteristics of Epilepsy Centers Surveyed

    (A) Total number of programs surveyed per US region. (B) Response rate of programs surveyed per region. (C) Number of surgical procedures performed per year per region; the Y axis corresponds to the percent of the responding programs. (D) Number of fellows per program by region; the Y axis corresponds to the percent of the responding programs.

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    Figure 2 Characteristics of Surgical Procedures Performed at Responding Centers

    (A) Total number of surgical procedures performed per year per institution. (B) Types of procedures performed. DBS = deep brain stimulation; LITT = laser interstitial thermal therapy; RNS = responsive neurostimulation; SDE = subdural electrode implantation = RFA, radiofrequency ablation; SEEG = stereoelectroencephalography; VNS = vagus nerve stimulation.

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    Figure 3 Trainee Exposure and Assessments in Epilepsy Surgery

    (A) Number of procedures per year in which trainees are personally involved. (B) Types of preoperative, perioperative, and postoperative activities that trainees are involved in. (C) Types of didactic resources used by surveyed programs. (D) Types of assessments used to assess competency in epilepsy surgery management. Imaging coregistration = performing multimodal imaging coregistration for intracranial EEG. iEEG = intracranial EEG recording; stimulation mapping = performing electrical stimulation mapping; iEEG placement = determination of electrode/lead placement; Faculty A = faculty assessments; Oral A = oral assessments; Written A = Written Assessments.

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    Demographic Characteristics of Surveyed Programs (N = 37)

    CharacteristicN (%)
    Fellowship type
     Epilepsy12 (32)
     CNP3 (8)
     Both22 (60)
    NAEC classification
     Level 31 (3)
     Level 434 (92)
     I do not work in a level 3 or level 42 (5)
    US region
     Northeast15 (40)
     West5 (14)
     Midwest8 (22)
     South9 (24)
    No. of ACGME fellows trained per year
     1–211 (30)
     3–413 (35)
     5–66 (16)
     7–84 (11)
     9 or more3 (8)
    • Abbreviations: ACGME = Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education; CNP = clinical neurophysiology; NAEC = National Association of Epilepsy Centers.

  • NameLocationContribution
    Hernan Nicolas Lemus, MDBrigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MADesigned and conceptualized the study and drafted the manuscript for intellectual content
    Barbara Dworetzky, MDBrigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MACritical interpretation of the data and edited the manuscript
    Ellen J. Bubrick, MDBrigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MACritical interpretation of the data and edited the manuscript
    Garth R. Cosgrove, MDBrigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MACritical interpretation of the data and edited the manuscript
    Steven Tobochnik, MDBrigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MADesigned and conceptualized the study and drafted the manuscript for intellectual content

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