Open AccessNeurosurgical Training in the Countries of the Middle East: A Summary Round Table Discussion Held at the Annual Meeting of the Middle East Neurosurgical Society, April 1983, Athens, Greece
Author(s) -
Ossama AlMefty
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
neurosurgery/neurosurgery online
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1081-1281
pISSN - 0148-396X
DOI - 10.1227/00006123-198503000-00027
Subject(s) - middle east , medicine , certification , round table , standardization , training (meteorology) , medical education , library science , management , law , session (web analytics) , physics , world wide web , political science , computer science , meteorology , economics
At the combined Annual Meeting of the Hellenic Neurosurgical Society and the Middle East Neurosurgical Society in Athens on April 10-13, 1983, a round table discussion of neurosurgical training in the Middle East took place. The types of training programs available in the panel members' respective countries were discussed, and the quality, requirements, and standards of training were delineated. Neurosurgical manpower in the Middle East was reviewed. The panelists explored the need for unification of programs and standardization and review of training and called for a well-recognized certification in neurosurgery among the countries of the Middle East.