title: Proficiency in neurosurgery.
abstract: This evaluation of proficiency is a comparison of other high performance occupations with neurosurgeons, an attempt to understand the minimal number of cases required for proficiency during both residency training and after, and the effect of human factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Buchheit
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Andrews
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000193:education*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012308:Risk Management; D013038:Specialization