Statement
of the
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
American Board of Neurological Surgery
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Society of Neurological Surgeons
before the
Institute of Medicine
On the Subject of
Ensuring an Adequate Neurosurgical Workforce
for the 21st Century
Ensuring an Adequate Neurosurgical Workforce for the 21st Century
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The array of challenges related to the governance and financing of GME in the 21st century are many
and include: a rapidly aging and increasingly diverse patient population; underserved rural and urban
populations; growing prevalence of disability and chronic disease; an urgent need for a more cost-effective healthcare system; innovations in healthcare delivery; impacts of GME on state level policies
and GME in state institutions; advances in diagnostics, therapeutics, and health information
technology; and others. Organized neurosurgery welcomes the opportunity to share our perspective
on this important topic and we remain committed to ensuring that the United States trains enough
neurosurgeons to provide patient-centered, quality neurosurgical care.
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