1. Content of Program

◆Visiting/Studying/Training in selected surgical groups led by senior neurosurgeons, the trainee would receive comprehensive guidance and supervision from a professor/senior neurosurgeon.

◆Diseases include: glioma, meningioma, sellar Tumors(transnasal endoscopic/transcranial approach), various skull base tumors, trigeminal neuralgia, hemifacial spasm, and glossopharyngeal neuralgia.

◆Clinical training includes: diagnoses and differential diagnoses of craniocerebral tumor, basic and advanced micro-neurosurgical techniques, Multimodal image Pre-OP evaluation and planning, advanced image guiding technology, Intra-OP image evaluation, and planning, comprehensive adjuvant therapy, including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted drug therapy, and immunotherapy.

◆Opportunities to participate in the Chinese academic conferences.

◆Opportunities to participate in various research projects of pediatric neurosurgery.

◆Visit the neuro-anatomy training center (2 weeks).

◆Surgical plan discussion with all senior neurosurgeons every morning.

◆Whole department collective review of all surgical cases of all subspecialties every week.

◆Entire department collective review of new technique/complicated case every week.

◆ Entire department collective morbidity and mortality (M&M) review every week.

2. Duration

◆One month: Skull base and brain tumor center observation.

◆Six months/Twelve months: principles of diagnosis, treatment, surgical skills, and adjuvant therapies of the skull base and brain tumors.

3. Supervisors