Clinical neuro-oncology formal education opportunities for medical students in the United States and Canada.
OBJECTIVE
To develop an understanding of the availability of the formal clinical neuro-oncology educational opportunities for medical students.


METHODS
The curriculum websites of all medical schools accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education were reviewed for the presence of clinical neuro-oncology electives as well as other relevant data.


RESULTS
Ten (6.8%) of medical schools accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education offer formal neuro-oncology electives. Half are clustered in the Midwest. Forty percent are at institutions with neuro-oncology fellowships. All are at institutions with neurosurgery and neurology residency programs.


CONCLUSIONS
Formal clinical neuro-oncology elective opportunities for medical students in the United States and Canada are limited. Additional such opportunities may be of value in the education of medical students.
Department of Neurology, University of Illinois-Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Karan S
KS
Dixit
Department of Neurology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA; Department of Surgery-Section of Neurosurgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA; Department of Radiation and Cellular Oncology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Martin Kelly
MK
Nicholas
Department of Neurology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Electronic address: rlukas@neurology.bsd.uchicago.edu.
Rimas V
RV
Lukas
D000328:Adult; D002170:Canada; D003479:Curriculum; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000193:education*; D009462:Neurology / Q000193:education*; D010560:Personnel Selection; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult
Clinical clerkship; Medical education; Medical schools; Neuro-oncology; Neurology; Neurosurgery