Collegial Training EnvironmentHistorically, our residency has boasted a uniquely collegial relationships between faculty and residents. Rochester residents enjoy residency and form strong professional and personal relationships with clinical and scientific faculty. Another program strength has been the intense exposure to independent operative responsibility from early in residency and as a result, graduates of our program are traditionally quite advanced technically upon completion of residency. Residents are encouraged to approach clinical problems thoughtfully, and to formulate operative and clinical management decisions independently in preparation for academic or private practice. In summary, Rochester residents are happy in residency, rewarded by their relationships with faculty and are confident surgeons upon graduation. These important characteristics of Neurosurgery training in Rochester form the bedrock upon which our program expansion is constructed and upon which we are building a uniquely resourced training experience for talented residents. |