Programme management
NOPS Département de neurologie et de psychiatrie
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Academic Supervisor : Christian Raftopoulos
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Contact : Secretary's Office for Neurosurgery
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Tel. 02 764 10 85
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josiane.mester@clin.ucl.ac.be
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dominique.meurice@clin.ucl.ac.be
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Teaching Committee
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President : Chr. Raftopoulos
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Members : FOMEKONG Edward,
GILLIARD Claude, GUSTIN Thierry,
KOERTS GUUS,
ROOIJAKKERS Herbert, VAZ Geraldo. One representative from the "MACCS".
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Selection Committee
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The Selection Committee for assistant clinician candidate specialist doctors (MACCS) is
composed of the members of the Teaching Committee, to which are added two guest members and two coopted members.
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Study objectives
This complementary master's programme aims to prepare
doctors to become officially recognised holders of the specific
professional title of Specialist Doctor in Neurosurgery (Ministerial decree of 18.07.1979, published on 07.08.1979).
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Admission conditions
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The applicant must hold the
degree title of Doctor in Medecine or be a Doctor from a member country
of the European Union authorising medical practice in Belgium.
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The applicant must be in
possession of a document attesting that, at the end of the selection
exams, he was retained as a specialist candidate in Neurosurgery, in a Belgian medical faculty.
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The juridical context and practical procedures regarding
these selection tests can be obtained from the secretary's office.
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Degree holders from outside the European Union are only
allowed to register on the programme in the context of procuring a
university certificate for partially specialised training for the
duration of two years (if they are in the process of doing a
specialisation in their country of origin) or for an in-depth
specialised training course for the duration of one year (if they are
already recognised as specialists in their own country).
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The Royal Decree of the 30.05.2002, relating to the planning
of the medical offer for the public, published on the 14.06.2002, applies
to those candidates wishing to obtain the title of Specialist
Doctor in Neurosurgery (those candidates are thus counted
among the general practitioner candidates or specialists in the context
of the numerus clausus).
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Admission procedures
Applications for admission must be addressed to the academic supervisor. The organisation of the entrance selection
tests is
arranged in accordance with the calendar and the general examination
rules and
regulations.
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General structure of the programme
The training course includes full time
apprenticeships
in recognised services and teaching centres. It lasts for at least six
years, full-time, including at least two years of foundation studies
and four years of higher studies. The
apprenticeship project established by the university promoter must be approved by the ministerial validation committee for the
speciality. These periods of practical training include being on call.
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Programme content
Parallel to the practical training, the
candidate specialist will follow a university course organised as follows :
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First part - Foundation studies
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Two years of training, consisting of :
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One year of general surgery
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Theoretical
courses : directives and procedures for operatory and surgical
techniques, including general pathology, loco-regional and general
anaesthetics, ressuscitation and traumatology
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Seminars
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One year of Neurology
: the lectures of the first year of the programme of the first part of the specialised studies diploma in Neurology.
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The theoretical sessions of the first two years form part of the specific university training programme (FUS, in French).
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Second part - Higher studies
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Four years of training
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Theoretical courses, including " Computer processing of medical images"
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Seminars : Seminar (univ. and interuniv.) on Neurosurgery
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A period of supervised training in a hospital : Neurosurgical hospitals
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Among others : an optional course on Neuroradiology, Neuropathology or Neurophysiology
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Evaluation
First part
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A year of General Surgery studies : assessment on the year to verify acquisition of the basic teachings in surgery.
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A year of Neurology studies : assessment on the year to verify acquisition of the basic teachings in Neurology.
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Further to the application of the Royal
Decree of 16 March, 1999, at the end of the first two years
of training, the candidate will receive an attestation proving that he
has successfully accomplished a specific university training course.
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Second part
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Each year, the candidate will make a speech or a presentation in the context of Belgian or foreign
scientific seminars or meetings.
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At the end of the specialisation, the candidate will be the author of at least one
publication in an international review.
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Upon fulfilment of the above-described training
requirements, the teaching committee will award the academic title in Neurosurgery.
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This title does not replace official recognition by the
ministerial validation committee. It attests the successful
completion of an academic and scientific study programme in the context
of a specialised training programme leading to this validation.
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