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To: LPS5 who wrote (91)	8/16/2002 1:41:06 PM
From: MulhollandDrive	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2534

>>Things becoming clearer...<< :)

To: LPS5 who wrote (91)	8/17/2002 12:17:39 AM
From: Libbyt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2534

arrested a man who performed brain surgery.... even though he had only a primary school education I guess he wasn't Board Certified?!? He charged 22 Egyptian pounds ($4.74) per patient and operated on a number of people but the fate of his victims was not immediately known. Oh....low bid "wins" the chance to operate...but as to the success of the operation, who knows? A quote from Albert Einstein, "Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing." I think that the "Amateur Brain Surgeon" needed a little more training! **************** According to the American Association of Neurological Surgeons: "Neurosurgery has one of the longest training periods of any medical specialty due to the extreme complexity of the nervous system and the advanced techniques used in neurosurgical operations. To become a neurosurgeon, a physician must accomplish the following: graduate from an accredited medical school (four years); complete a six month to one-year surgical internship program, to build fundamental clinical skills; complete five to seven years in a neurosurgical residency program accredited by the American Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). During residency training, neurosurgeons are trained in all aspects of neurosurgery, including the cerebrovascular system, the spine and spinal cord, trauma, tumors, pain management and pediatric surgery. Residents must complete a minimum of 60 months of training in the neurological sciences, with at least 36 of those months devoted to clinical neurosurgery and a minimum of three months devoted to clinical neurology. Some neurosurgeons opt to complete an additional fellowship in a particular specialized area of study after their residency. Becoming Board Certified Following residency training, neurosurgeons may seek certification in the practice of neurosurgery through the American Board of Neurological Surgery (ABNS). This credential signals a special level of commitment to, and expertise in, the neurosurgical specialty. Certification by the ABNS is based upon approval of an applicant's educational and training qualifications, a review of the physician's professional practice- including opinions of his or her colleagues, and the passage of written and oral examinations that covers the diagnosis and management of surgical and medical diseases of the nervous system. The certification process includes a thorough assessment of the neurosurgeon's skill, judgment and depth of knowledge. The successful completion of this process will result in board certification."