title: Symposium on the education and identification of a pediatric neurosurgeon at an international level.
abstract: In Japan, pediatric neurosurgery is well covered in the medical schools, and clinical training in this field is included in most programs. However, there are few fulltime pediatric neurosurgeons, and there is no specialty board for pediatric neurosurgery. It is included in the general neurosurgery board examination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Tokai University, Isehara, Japan.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sato
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003479:Curriculum / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000193:education*; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000193:education*; D013038:Specialization / Q000639:trends