Needs, Roles, and Challenges of Young Latin American and Caribbean Neurosurgeons

Barriers to neurosurgery training and practice in Latin American and Caribbean countries (LACs) have been scarcely documented. The World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies Young Neurosurgeons Forum survey sought to identify young neurosurgeons' needs, roles, and challenges. We present the re...

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Published in:World neurosurgery 2023-08, Vol.176, p.e190-e199
Main Authors: Perez-Chadid, Daniela A., Veiga Silva, Ana Cristina, Asfaw, Zerubabbel K., Javed, Saad, Shlobin, Nathan A., Ham, Edward I., Libório, Adriana, Ogando-Rivas, Elizabeth, Robertson, Faith C., Rayan, Tarek, Gandía-González, Maria L., Kolias, Angelos, Barthélemy, Ernest J., Esene, Ignatius
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Language:English
Subjects:
Barriers
Caribbean Region
Cross-Sectional Studies
Education
Female
Global neurosurgery
Humans
Latin America
Low-and middle-income countries
Male
Neurosurgeons
Neurosurgery - education
Neurosurgical capacity
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Summary:Barriers to neurosurgery training and practice in Latin American and Caribbean countries (LACs) have been scarcely documented. The World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies Young Neurosurgeons Forum survey sought to identify young neurosurgeons' needs, roles, and challenges. We present the results focused on Latin America and the Caribbean. In this cross-sectional study, we analyzed the Young Neurosurgeons Forum survey responses from LACs, following online survey dissemination through personal contacts, social media, and neurosurgical societies' e-mailing lists between April and November 2018. Data analysis was performed using Jamovi version 2.0 and STATA version 16. There were 91 respondents from LACs. Three (3.3%) respondents practiced in high-income countries, 77 (84.6%) in upper middle-income countries, 10 (11%) in lower middle-income countries, and 1 (1.1%) in an unclassified country. The majority (77, or 84.6%) of respondents were male, and 71 (90.2%) were younger than 40. Access to basic imaging modalities was high, with access to computed tomography scan universal among the survey respondents. However, only 25 (27.5%) of respondents reported having access to imaging guidance systems (navigation), and 73 (80.2%) reported having access to high-speed drills. A high GDP per capita was associated with increased availability of high-speed drills and more time dedicated to educational endeavors in neurosurgery, such as didactic teaching and topic presentation (P 
ISSN:1878-8750
1878-8769
1878-8769
DOI:10.1016/j.wneu.2023.05.026