Neurosurgical training in the Caribbean

Chrystal Calderon; Ellianne J Dos Santos Rubio; Ahmed Negida; Kee B Park

doi:10.1016/j.bas.2022.101691

Neurosurgical training in the Caribbean

Brain Spine. 2022 Nov 11:2:101691. doi: 10.1016/j.bas.2022.101691. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Chrystal Calderon¹, Ellianne J Dos Santos Rubio^{2

3

4}, Ahmed Negida⁵, Kee B Park⁵

Affiliations

¹ University of the West Indies, St, Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
² Department Mind and Brain Curaçao Medical Center, Willemstad, Curaçao.
³ Department of Neurosurgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
⁴ Department of Neurosurgery, University Neurosurgical Center Holland, The Hague/Leiden, the Netherlands.
⁵ Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, Harvard Medical School, USA.

Abstract

•Neurosurgical training in the Caribbean has not been well-defined in published data.•Neurosurgical programs are the framework for the delivery of surgical care.•Maldistribution of the neurosurgery workforce is one of the challenges faced.•Facilitating partnerships within the Caribbean would enhance regional solidarity.

Keywords: Caribbean; Neurosurgery; Training program; Workforce.