Simulation training for neurosurgical residents: Need versus reality in Indian Scenario

Rajnish Arora; Radhey Mittal; Rajasekar Rekhapalli; Saravanan Sadhasivam; Pranshu Bhragava; Chandrashekhar Deopujari; Mrinal Barua; Mukesh Singla; Brijendra Singh; Poonam Arora

doi:10.4103/ajns.AJNS_463_20

Asian Journal of Neurosurgery, Inhaltsverzeichnis

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Asian J Neurosurg 2021; 16(01): 230-235
DOI: 10.4103/ajns.AJNS_463_20

Letter to Editor

Simulation training for neurosurgical residents: Need versus reality in Indian Scenario

Rajnish Arora

Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand

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Radhey Mittal

Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand

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Rajasekar Rekhapalli

Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand

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Saravanan Sadhasivam

Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand

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Pranshu Bhragava

Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand

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Chandrashekhar Deopujari

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Bombay Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra

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Mrinal Barua

²Department of Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand

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Mukesh Singla

²Department of Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand

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Brijendra Singh

²Department of Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand

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Poonam Arora

³Department of trauma and emergency, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand

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