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Figures
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Tables
Characteristic N (%) Fellowship type Epilepsy 12 (32) CNP 3 (8) Both 22 (60) NAEC classification Level 3 1 (3) Level 4 34 (92) I do not work in a level 3 or level 4 2 (5) US region Northeast 15 (40) West 5 (14) Midwest 8 (22) South 9 (24) No. of ACGME fellows trained per year 1–2 11 (30) 3–4 13 (35) 5–6 6 (16) 7–8 4 (11) 9 or more 3 (8) Abbreviations: ACGME = Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education; CNP = clinical neurophysiology; NAEC = National Association of Epilepsy Centers.
Name Location Contribution Hernan Nicolas Lemus, MD Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA Designed and conceptualized the study and drafted the manuscript for intellectual content Barbara Dworetzky, MD Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA Critical interpretation of the data and edited the manuscript Ellen J. Bubrick, MD Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA Critical interpretation of the data and edited the manuscript Garth R. Cosgrove, MD Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA Critical interpretation of the data and edited the manuscript Steven Tobochnik, MD Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA Designed and conceptualized the study and drafted the manuscript for intellectual content
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