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Neurosurgery Education & Research Virtual Experience (NERVE) Program
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About the program
NERVE (Neurosurgery Education and Research Virtual Experience Group) is a national virtual interest group designed to help supplement medical school, by providing a multi-institutional forum for shared objective mentorship. We have a particular focus on disadvantaged students, with preference given to students interested in neurosurgery/neurology/neuroscience/psychiatry, those who do not have a home program and/or a national organization chapter (AANS, AAN, etc.) in their specialty of interest at their home institution, those underrepresented in medicine/their specialty of choice, first generation medical students, and those currently enrolled in their first through third year of medical school or in research fellowship years.
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Program Purpose
Our goal is to focus on five competency domains:
(1) Research Skills and Scholarly Activity, (2) Clinical Knowledge, (3) Professional Development, (4) Technological Literacy and Resource Management, and (5) Technical Skills.
To this end, in addition to twice-monthly sessions covering research skills, clinical knowledge, and professional skills, NERVE students participate on one or more of Brain and Spine Group’s research teams.

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Publications
Shared Objective Mentorship via Virtual Research and Education Initiatives for Medical Students and Residents in Neurosurgery: A Systematic Review and Methodological Discussion of the Neurosurgery Education and Research Virtual Group Experience
Koller GM, Reardon T, Kortz MW, Shlobin NA, Guadix SW, McCray E, Radwanski RE, Snyder HM, DiGiorgio AM, Hersh DS, Pannullo SC
September 2024
Letter to the Editor Regarding “Shared Objective Mentorship via Virtual Research and Education Initiatives for Medical Students and Residents in Neurosurgery: A Systematic Review and Methodological Discussion of the Neurosurgery Education and Research Virtual Group Experience”
Barrington NM, Gupta N, Panico N, Ukachukwu A, D'Amico RS
February 2024
Patient and Caregiver Perception of Adenoidectomies: A Non-Real-World Social Media Analysis
Godbole NB, Paliwoda ED, Gajjar AA, Gupta N, Nguyen A, Nguyen A, Alexander R
January 2024
The Artificial Intelligence Revolution in Stroke Care: A Decade of Scientific Evidence in Review
El Naamani K, Musmar B, Gupta N, Ikhdour O, Abdelrazeq H, Ghanem M, Wali MH, El-Hajj J, Alhussein A, Alhussein R, Tjoumakaris SI, Gooch MR, Rosenwasser RH, Jabbour PM, Herial NA
January 2024
Assessing views and attitudes toward the use of extended reality and its implications in neurosurgical education: a survey of neurosurgical trainees
Gupta N, Barrington NM, Panico N, Brown NJ, Singh R, Rahmani R, D'Amico RS
January 2024
Innovations in Spine Surgery: A Narrative Review of Current Integrative Technologies
Bcharah G, Gupta N, Panico N, Winspear S, Bagley A, Turnow M, D'Amico R, Ukachukwu AK
December 2023
Management and outcomes of pediatric traumatic brain injury in Africa: a systematic review
Gupta N, Kasula V, Waguia Kouam R, Seas A, Esene I, Malomo AO, Shokunbi MT, Haglund MM, Fuller AT, Ukachukwu AK
December 2023
Trends in Spinal Orthosis Utilization Among Patients Insured Through Medicare Part B
Dholaria N, Bauer I, Kelbert J, Barbagli G, Pico A, Deaver C, Quiceno E, Nosova K, Hussein A, Mayeku J, Soto Rubio DT, Alhalal IA, Heinzmann E, Pacheco N, Al-Arfaj A, Li C, Prim M, Baaj A
November 2023
SmartWear body sensors for neurological and neurosurgical patients: A review of current and future technologies
Gupta N, Kasula V, Sanmugananthan P, Panico N, Dubin AH, Sykes DA, D'Amico RS
November 2023
Increased resources are needed in sub-Saharan Africa for epilepsy in older populations but also to prevent and treat epilepsy in the younger age groups
Gupta N, Singh R, Seas A, Antwi P, Kaddumukasa MN, Kakooza Mwesige A, Kaddumukasa M, Haglund MM, Fuller AT, Koltai DC, Ukachukwu AK
October 2023
Management of Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumors in the Pediatric Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Gupta NK, Godbole N, Sanmugananthan P, Gunda S, Kasula V, Baggett M, Gajjar A, Kouam RW, D'Amico R, Rodgers S
October 2023
Health-Related Quality of Life Outcomes in Meningioma Patients Based upon Tumor Location and Treatment Modality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
San A, Rahman RK, Sanmugananthan P, Dubé MD, Panico N, Ariwodo O, Shah V, D'Amico RS
September 2023
A Bibliometric Analysis of the Rise of ChatGPT in Medical Research
Barrington NM, Gupta N, Musmar B, Doyle D, Panico N, Godbole N, Reardon T, D'Amico RS
September 2023
Epilepsy among the older population of sub-Saharan Africa: Analysis of the global burden of disease database
Gupta N, Singh R, Seas A, Antwi P, Kaddumukasa MN, Kakooza Mwesige A, Kaddumukasa M, Haglund MM, Fuller AT, Koltai DC, Ukachukwu AK
September 2023
Economic Trends in Commonly Used Drugs for Spinal Fusion and Brain Tumor Resection: An Analysis of the Medicare Part D Database
Doad J, Gupta N, Leavitt L, Hart A, Nguyen A, Kaura S, DeStefano F, McCray E, Lucke-Wold B
August 2023
Response to “Large language model artificial intelligence: the current state and future of ChatGPT in neuro-oncology publishing”
Gupta NK, Doyle DM, D'Amico RS
July 2023
Surgical management of petrous apex cholesteatomas in the pediatric population: A systematic review
Reardon T, Turnow M, Elston S, Brown NJ, Koller GM, Sharma S, Kortz MW, Mohyeldin A, Fraser JF
October 2022
In Reply: A Novel Neurosurgery Virtual Interest Group for Disadvantaged Medical Students: Lessons Learned for the Postpandemic Era
Kortz MW, McCray E
July 2022
Neurosurgical management of patients with neurocutaneous melanosis: a systematic review
Rahman RK, Majmundar N, Ghani H, San A, Koirala M, Gajjar AA, Pappert A, Mazzola CA
May 2022
Pharmacological neuroprotection and clinical trials of novel therapies for neonatal peri-intraventricular hemorrhage: a comprehensive review
Reardon T, Koller G, Kortz MW, McCray E, Wittenberg B, Hankinson TC
February 2022
The role of medical school prestige and location in neurosurgery residency placement: An analysis of data from 2016 to 2020
Kortz MW, McCray E, Strasser T, Koller G, Shlobin NA, Chatain GP, Radwanski RE, Dahdaleh NS
October 2021
Letter: A Novel Neurosurgery Virtual Interest Group for Disadvantaged Medical Students: Lessons Learned for the Postpandemic Era
Kortz MW, McCray E, Lillehei KO, DiGiorgio AM
September 2021
National Resident Matching Program Performance Among US MD and DO Seniors in the Early Single Accreditation Graduate Medical Education Era
Kortz MW, Vegas A, Moore SP, McCray E, Mureb MC, Bernstein JE, May J, Bishop B, Frydenlund M, Dobson JR
August 2021
How neuropsychiatric comorbidity, modulatory indication, demographics, and other factors impact deep brain stimulation inpatient outcomes in the United States: A population-based study of 27,956 patients
Kortz MW, Kongs BM, McCray E, Grassia F, Hosokawa P, Bernstein JE, Moore SP, Yanovskaya M, Ojemann SG
July 2021
Neurosurgery Education & Research Virtual Experience (NERVE) Faculty Leadership
Neurosurgery Education & Research Virtual Experience (NERVE) Resident Alumni

Megan Malueg
Jacobs School Of Medicine And Biomedical Sciences

Jennifer Perrault DO Candidate
Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine

Nikki M. Barrington MD/PhD Candidate
Rosalind Franklin University

Zachary Taylor DO Candidate
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Ryan E. Radwanski, MD MD
MD, Co-Founder / CEO, Brain & Spine Group

David Doyle MD/PhD Candidate
Central Michigan University

Megan Malueg
Jacobs School Of Medicine And Biomedical Sciences

Nicholas Panico DO Candidate
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Sanjida Riea
Jacobs School Of Medicine And Biomedical Sciences

Susan C. Pannullo, MD MD
Weill Cornell Medicine, Neurological Surgery

Nikki M. Barrington MD/PhD Candidate
Rosalind Franklin University

Nicholas Panico DO Candidate
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

David Doyle MD/PhD Candidate
Central Michigan University

Megan Malueg
Jacobs School Of Medicine And Biomedical Sciences

Jennifer Perrault DO Candidate
Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine

Nikki M. Barrington MD/PhD Candidate
Rosalind Franklin University

Zachary Taylor DO Candidate
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Ryan E. Radwanski, MD MD
MD, Co-Founder / CEO, Brain & Spine Group

David Doyle MD/PhD Candidate
Central Michigan University

Megan Malueg
Jacobs School Of Medicine And Biomedical Sciences

Nicholas Panico DO Candidate
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Sanjida Riea
Jacobs School Of Medicine And Biomedical Sciences

Susan C. Pannullo, MD MD
Weill Cornell Medicine, Neurological Surgery

Nikki M. Barrington MD/PhD Candidate
Rosalind Franklin University

Nicholas Panico DO Candidate
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

David Doyle MD/PhD Candidate
Central Michigan University
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