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This article was migrated. The article was not marked as recommended. An understanding of core neurosurgical conditions is essential for medical students and junior doctors. However, little time is devoted to neurosurgery in the medical curriculum. It is therefore important to capitalise on this valuable time and these tips are aimed to make this time educational, enjoyable and productive. Based on the literature and experience of the authors, the tips are to 1) revise neuroanatomy, 2) assess acutely unwell neurosurgical patients on the ward, 3) spend time in theatre, 4) spend time on a neuro-intensive care unit, 5) spend time with the on-call registrars, 6) split time across the subspecialties, 7) go to the MDT meetings, 8) get involved in research, 9) consider neurosurgery as career, 10) consider the work/life balance, 11) observe the life of the consultants and 12) recap knowledge. Before starting your neurosurgery placement, consider when and how you will implement these tips to maximise the educational gains.
Myers et al. (Mon,) studied this question.