2024 CNS Medical Student Session - Call for Session Proposals
The submission deadline was May 15, 2024 and the submission portal is now closed.
The CNS is seeking session proposals for the 2024 CNS Annual Meeting to be held September 28-October 2, in Houston, TX.
Priority will be given to sessions that fit the following criteria:
- Facilitate the acquisition of practical knowledge, skills, and experience by attendees
- Explore barriers for diverse applicants to seek a career in neurosurgery
- Provide balanced content medical students need at any point during their training
- Include a variety of presentation and learning formats to enhance educational engagement and address different learning styles
Submission Criteria
- Each institution/organization can submit a proposal for a maximum of three (3) sessions.
- If more sessions are submitted, the 1st three will be considered
Submission Process
- Submission is only possible via this electronic form.
- Please identify your institution/medical school
- Assign at least one chairperson from your medical school that is a medical student
- Assign at least one neurosurgery resident or faculty mentor
- Please ensure age, race, ethnicity, gender, geographical and organizational representation, and balance in the faculty proposed
Proposal should include:
- Topic
- 1-3 learning objectives (use Bloom's taxonomy)
- Short description (Why is this topic important? What knowledge gap does this session address? Max 150 words)
- Chairperson (Medical students) – to plan and organize the session; a speaking spot is not automatic
- Moderators (one medical student, one faculty or resident mentor)
- Faculty
- Presentation learning format (choose 1):
- Panel discussion (3 faculty, 1 moderator)
- Fire site chat (1 faculty, 1 moderator)
- Presentation with polling
- Other
Notification of selected sessions: June 1, 2024