Is Spine Surgery Training Too Long or Not Long Enough? (Part 1)

About this episode

The episode discusses the duration and adequacy of spine surgery training with insights from three medical professionals.

Michael Y. Wang, MD, MBA Daniel M. Sciubba,MD Peter G. Passias, MD

People in this episode

Guests: Michael Y. Wang, MD, MBA, Daniel M. Sciubba, MD, Peter G. Passias, MD

Topics covered

• spine surgery
• surgery training
• medical education
• orthopedics
• healthcare

Keywords

• spine surgery
• training duration
• medical professionals
• surgery education
• orthopedic training

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