Table 3 Neurosurgery education system according to individual countries
From: Review of global neurosurgery education: Horizon of Neurosurgery in the Developing Countries
Country | Vietnam | Mongolia | Indonesia | Malaysia | Myanmar | Philippines | Sri Lanka | India | Nepal | Pakistan | Thailand | Uzbekistan | Bangladesh | Cambodia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of training center | 10i | 1b | 8 | 2 | 4h | 10 | 3 | 59g | 4f | 22 | 11 | 4 | 4k | 1 | |
Uniform curriculum | No | No | Yes | No | NK | Yesd | Yes | Yes | Yes | Noa | NK | NK | NK | Yes | |
Types of neurosurgery education | Apprenticeship | Â | Yes | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Yesc | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Structured | Yes | Yesb | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yesd | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yesj | |
Gen surgery requirement (years) | No | Yes (3)b | Yes | No | No | Yes (1) |  | O | Yes |  |  |  |  |  | |
Years of training | 3 | 3 | 5.5 | 2 + 4 | 3e1 | 4–5 | 7 | 3d1 or 5d2 | 3d1 | 3–5a | 5 | 3 or 4 | 5 | 4 | |
Local sub specialization (years) | (3) | NK | Yes | No | (3)e2 | NK | NK | Yesg | Yes | NK | NK | NK | NK | NK | |
Fellowship or oversea attachment (duration) | Yes | Yes | Yes (6 months) | No | Yes (3 months)e | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
WFNS accredited training center (number of center) | No | No | Yes (1) | Yes (1) | No | No | No | Yes (1) | No | Yes (1) | No | No | No | No | |
Own neurosurgery journal | No | No | Yes | Yesl | No | Yesm | Yesm | Yes | Yesl | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | |