Factors Affecting Selection of TraineE for Neurointervention (FASTEN)

Mohamed Elfil; Rami Z. Morsi; Sherief Ghozy; Ahmed Elmashad; Adnan Siddiqui; Alhamza R. Al-Bayati; Ali Alaraj; Allan Brook; Anthony W. Kam; Arindam Rano Chatterjee; Athos Patsalides; Ben Waldau; Charles J. Prestigiacomo; Charles Matouk; Clemens M. Schirmer; David Altschul; David T. Parrella; Gabor Toth; Gaurav Jindal; Hamza A. Shaikh; Jaydevsinh N. Dolia; Johanna T. Fifi; Justin F. Fraser; Justin Thomas DO; Krishna Amuluru; Louis J. Kim; Mark Harrigan; Matthew R. Amans; Max Kole; Max Mokin; Michael Abraham; Mouhammad Jumaa; Nazli Janjua; Osama Zaidat; Patrick P. Youssef; Priyank Khandelwal; Qingliang Tony Wang; Ramesh Grandhi; Ricardo Hanel; Ryan T. Kellogg; Santiago Ortega-Gutierrez; Sunil Sheth; Thanh N. Nguyen; Viktor Szeder; Yin C. Hu; Albert J. Yoo; Omar Tanweer; Brian Jankowitz; Jeremy J. Heit; Richard Williamson; Tareq Kass-Hout; Richard W. Crowley; Mohammad El-Ghanem; Fawaz Al-Mufti

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Factors Affecting Selection of TraineE for Neurointervention (FASTEN)

Mohamed Elfil, Rami Z. Morsi, Sherief Ghozy, Ahmed Elmashad, Adnan Siddiqui, Alhamza R. Al-Bayati, Ali Alaraj, Allan Brook, Anthony W. Kam, Arindam Rano Chatterjee, Athos Patsalides, Ben Waldau, Charles J. Prestigiacomo, Charles Matouk, Clemens M. Schirmer, David Altschul, David T. Parrella, Gabor Toth, Gaurav Jindal, Hamza A. ShaikhJaydevsinh N. Dolia, Johanna T. Fifi, Justin F. Fraser, Justin Thomas DO, Krishna Amuluru, Louis J. Kim, Mark Harrigan, Matthew R. Amans, Max Kole, Max Mokin, Michael Abraham, Mouhammad Jumaa, Nazli Janjua, Osama Zaidat, Patrick P. Youssef, Priyank Khandelwal, Qingliang Tony Wang, Ramesh Grandhi, Ricardo Hanel, Ryan T. Kellogg, Santiago Ortega-Gutierrez, Sunil Sheth, Thanh N. Nguyen, Viktor Szeder, Yin C. Hu, Albert J. Yoo, Omar Tanweer, Brian Jankowitz, Jeremy J. Heit, Richard Williamson, Tareq Kass-Hout, Richard W. Crowley, Mohammad El-Ghanem, Fawaz Al-Mufti

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Background and importance: Neurointervention is a very competitive specialty in the United States due to the limited number of training spots and the larger pool of applicants. The training standards are continuously updated to ensure solid training experiences. Factors affecting candidate(s) selection have not been fully established yet. Our study aims to investigate the factors influencing the selection process. Methods: A 52-question survey was distributed to 93 program directors (PDs). The survey consisted of six categories: (a) Program characteristics, (b) Candidate demographics, (c) Educational credentials, (d) Personal traits, (e) Research and extracurricular activities, and (f) Overall final set of characteristics. The response rate was 59.1%. As per the programs’ characteristics, neurosurgery was the most involved specialty in running the training programs (69%). Regarding demographics, the need for visa sponsorship held the greatest prominence with a mean score of 5.9 [standard deviation (SD) 2.9]. For the educational credentials, being a graduate from a neurosurgical residency and the institution where the candidate's residency training is/was scored the highest [5.4 (SD = 2.9), 5.4 (SD = 2.5), respectively]. Regarding the personal traits, assessment by faculty members achieved the highest score [8.9 (SD = 1)]. In terms of research/extracurricular activities, fluency in English had the highest score [7.2 (SD = 1.9)] followed by peer-reviewed/PubMed-indexed publications [6.4 (SD = 2.2)]. Conclusion: Our survey investigated the factors influencing the final decision when choosing the future neurointerventional trainee, including demographic, educational, research, and extracurricular activities, which might serve as valuable guidance for both applicants and programs to refine the selection process.

Original language	English
Journal	Interventional Neuroradiology
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/15910199241232726
State	Accepted/In press - 2024

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Trainee
neurointervention
selection

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Elfil, M., Morsi, R. Z., Ghozy, S., Elmashad, A., Siddiqui, A., Al-Bayati, A. R., Alaraj, A., Brook, A., Kam, A. W., Chatterjee, A. R., Patsalides, A., Waldau, B., Prestigiacomo, C. J., Matouk, C., Schirmer, C. M., Altschul, D., Parrella, D. T., Toth, G., Jindal, G., ... Al-Mufti, F. (Accepted/In press). Factors Affecting Selection of TraineE for Neurointervention (FASTEN). Interventional Neuroradiology. https://doi.org/10.1177/15910199241232726

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Elfil, M, Morsi, RZ, Ghozy, S, Elmashad, A, Siddiqui, A, Al-Bayati, AR, Alaraj, A, Brook, A, Kam, AW, Chatterjee, AR, Patsalides, A, Waldau, B, Prestigiacomo, CJ, Matouk, C, Schirmer, CM, Altschul, D, Parrella, DT, Toth, G, Jindal, G, Shaikh, HA, Dolia, JN, Fifi, JT, Fraser, JF, DO, JT, Amuluru, K, Kim, LJ, Harrigan, M, Amans, MR, Kole, M, Mokin, M, Abraham, M, Jumaa, M, Janjua, N, Zaidat, O, Youssef, PP, Khandelwal, P, Wang, QT, Grandhi, R, Hanel, R, Kellogg, RT, Ortega-Gutierrez, S, Sheth, S, Nguyen, TN, Szeder, V, Hu, YC, Yoo, AJ, Tanweer, O, Jankowitz, B, Heit, JJ, Williamson, R, Kass-Hout, T, Crowley, RW, El-Ghanem, M & Al-Mufti, F 2024, 'Factors Affecting Selection of TraineE for Neurointervention (FASTEN)', Interventional Neuroradiology. https://doi.org/10.1177/15910199241232726

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AU - Al-Bayati, Alhamza R.

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AU - Brook, Allan

AU - Kam, Anthony W.

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AU - Patsalides, Athos

AU - Waldau, Ben

AU - Prestigiacomo, Charles J.

AU - Matouk, Charles

AU - Schirmer, Clemens M.

AU - Altschul, David

AU - Parrella, David T.

AU - Toth, Gabor

AU - Jindal, Gaurav

AU - Shaikh, Hamza A.

AU - Dolia, Jaydevsinh N.

AU - Fifi, Johanna T.

AU - Fraser, Justin F.

AU - DO, Justin Thomas

AU - Amuluru, Krishna

AU - Kim, Louis J.

AU - Harrigan, Mark

AU - Amans, Matthew R.

AU - Kole, Max

AU - Mokin, Max

AU - Abraham, Michael

AU - Jumaa, Mouhammad

AU - Janjua, Nazli

AU - Zaidat, Osama

AU - Youssef, Patrick P.

AU - Khandelwal, Priyank

AU - Wang, Qingliang Tony

AU - Grandhi, Ramesh

AU - Hanel, Ricardo

AU - Kellogg, Ryan T.

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AU - El-Ghanem, Mohammad

AU - Al-Mufti, Fawaz

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