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Number of neurosurgeons
560
Surg Neurol 1983;19:560
Editorial Notes Number of Neurosurgeons It is rather surprising to find Dr. George L. Jordan, Jr., Chairman of the Board of the American College of Surgeons saying that "it would appear that the overall gradual increase in the number of surgeons has, for the most part, served to improve the level o f surgical care in many areas rather than create the problem o f oversupply." (Bull ACS, D e c e m b e r 1982, p. 9). This has been the position o f SURGICAL NEUROLOGY for the past several years. With the exception of a very few localized areas, there is no oversupply of neurological surgeons. The increase in the number o f well trained neurological surgeons has improved the level and availability of neurosurgical care but there are still areas of the country in which adequate neurosurgical care is not available. Neurological surgery is an expanding, growing specialty. In various areas such as intracranial aneurysms, cerebrovascular disease, brain tumors, arteriovenous malformations o f the brain and spinal cord, cerebral and spinal trauma, neurological surgery continues to improve the extent and quality of care which is available. It must and wil continue to do so. PAUL, C. BUCY, M.D., Editor
Teacher-Investigator Awards It is noteworthy that in a recent list of Teacher-Investigator Awards made by the National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke ( N I N C D S ) , all of the awardees are to be engaged in research in the basic sciences. This failure to make any awards in clinical research is in no way the fault o f N I N C D S . It is due to the fact that no applications were received for the support of teacherinvestigators in clinical research. The Institute recognizes the importance of clinical research and would be happy to receive applications for these awards to people engaged in such research. It is important for neurological surgery that such applications be made. N o t infrequently, it is complained that N I N C D S is interested only in laboratory research. This is not true. In fact, the Institute is anxious to encourage clinical research and to see further progress in that area. PAUL C. BUCY, M.D., Editor
Surg Neurol 1983;19:560
Editorial Notes Number of Neurosurgeons It is rather surprising to find Dr. George L. Jordan, Jr., Chairman of the Board of the American College of Surgeons saying that "it would appear that the overall gradual increase in the number of surgeons has, for the most part, served to improve the level o f surgical care in many areas rather than create the problem o f oversupply." (Bull ACS, D e c e m b e r 1982, p. 9). This has been the position o f SURGICAL NEUROLOGY for the past several years. With the exception of a very few localized areas, there is no oversupply of neurological surgeons. The increase in the number o f well trained neurological surgeons has improved the level and availability of neurosurgical care but there are still areas of the country in which adequate neurosurgical care is not available. Neurological surgery is an expanding, growing specialty. In various areas such as intracranial aneurysms, cerebrovascular disease, brain tumors, arteriovenous malformations o f the brain and spinal cord, cerebral and spinal trauma, neurological surgery continues to improve the extent and quality of care which is available. It must and wil continue to do so. PAUL, C. BUCY, M.D., Editor
Teacher-Investigator Awards It is noteworthy that in a recent list of Teacher-Investigator Awards made by the National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke ( N I N C D S ) , all of the awardees are to be engaged in research in the basic sciences. This failure to make any awards in clinical research is in no way the fault o f N I N C D S . It is due to the fact that no applications were received for the support of teacherinvestigators in clinical research. The Institute recognizes the importance of clinical research and would be happy to receive applications for these awards to people engaged in such research. It is important for neurological surgery that such applications be made. N o t infrequently, it is complained that N I N C D S is interested only in laboratory research. This is not true. In fact, the Institute is anxious to encourage clinical research and to see further progress in that area. PAUL C. BUCY, M.D., Editor