Program Overview
Summary of Residency Program
The Department of Neurosurgery at Tufts Medical Center conducts over 1,700 procedures yearly, focusing on complex cases like high-risk brain tumors and spinal cord injuries. It offers a seven-year residency program that emphasizes hands-on training in various advanced surgical techniques including Gamma Knife surgery, supported by a team of leading neuroscientists and clinicians dedicated to innovative surgical care and training.
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Program Details
Specialty
Neurosurgery
IMG Friendly (Y/N)
No
IMG Friendly (detail)
The Department of Neurosurgery does not specify information about International Medical Graduates (IMGs) in the provided section. Further search for indicators like ECFMG certification acceptance and visa sponsorship, as well as the number of current IMG residents, is necessary to determine its IMG-friendliness. Specifically, statements regarding accepting ECFMG certification or whether the program sponsors H-1B or J-1 visas could indicate IMG-friendliness.
Categorical Positions
Categorical Positions (detail)
30 residents per year, details regarding prelim residents or other positions not specified
Program Website
Address
800 District Avenue, Suite 520, Burlington, MA 01803
Program Director
Carl Heilman, MD
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Current Residents
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Specific data regarding the total number of PGY-1 residents is not available within the provided document, thus needs further investigation regarding the current roster for clear numbers.
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Curriculum & Education
Overview
At Tufts Medicine, the resources of a large hospital system meet the intimate learning opportunities of a small program. You'll get hands-on training in techniques that are rarely found elsewhere, like Gamma Knife surgery. And you’ll get to do it all in downtown Boston — an epicenter of history, culture and medicine. Our Department also hosts the annual Society of Neurological Surgeons Fundamental Skills Course, a 'boot camp' required for all incoming neurosurgery residents in the United States.
Application
The document does not specify any application deadlines or requirements for the residency program. It mentions a boot camp for incoming residents, known as the Society of Neurological Surgeons Fundamental Skills Course, which is a two-day event hosted for around 30 interns from various programs.
# of Locations
Several clinic locations across Tufts Medical Center.
Fellowship
The residency program at Tufts Medicine includes an immersive seven-year training for neurosurgeons, but does not detail specific fellowships or post-residency career paths in the provided content. It may be useful to search related pages for fellowship opportunities within the department or associated institutions.
Resident Life
Overview
The Department of Neurosurgery performs more than 1,700 procedures a year for patients living with high-risk brain tumors, complex spinal cord injuries and disorders presenting from nearly every branch of medicine. Our hands-on approach to patient care is mirrored in our immersive, seven-year residency program, where we prepare tomorrow’s neurosurgeons.
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# of Years of Program
The residency program is seven years long.
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Salary & Benefits
Benefits Overview
Hands-on training in techniques, including Gamma Knife surgery, resources from a large hospital system, training course available for incoming residents.
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