Facility Application Requirements

The training institution should commit to provide a minimum of 1 year, ideally 2 years of formal neurointerventional training with extensive hands-on experience. A memorandum of understanding agreement will be created and signed by the training institution and the WSO.

The facilities:

- Must fill out the FACILITY CHECKLIST-

- Must have an adequate case volume to fulfill the fellowship requirements:

MINIMUM FACILITY NIR CASE REQUIREMENTS / YEAR

40 aneurysm treatments (including 15 ruptured aneurysms)
20 intracranial embolizations (AVM, AVF, Tumor, others)
15 intracranial or extracranial stent placements or angioplasty (nonaneurysmal)
40 acute ischemic stroke treatments
15 head and neck embolizations (Epistaxis, MMA, Tumors, Trauma etc)
5 spinal angiograms and/or embolizations

NIR CASE REQUIREMENTS WITH FELLOW AS PRIMARY OPERATOR / YEAR

15 aneurysm treatments (including ruptured and unruptured)
5 intracranial embolizations (AVM, AVF, Tumor, others)
5 intracranial or extracranial stent placements or angioplasty (nonaneurysmal)
20 acute ischemic stroke treatments
5 head and neck embolizations (Epistaxis, MMA, Tumors, Trauma etc)
1 spinal angiogram and/or embolization

- Must include an educational environment with exposure to neurosurgery, neuroradiology, vascular neurology, neurocritical care, and advanced neuroimaging

- Must have at least one dedicated neuroendovascular suite

- Must have a neurocritical care unit (NICU) or dedicated NICU beds in a general ICU

- Must be hospital-based to provide adequate inpatient and outpatient care, emergency services, and neurointensive care

- Must have a peer-review process to identify and review procedural complications and discussion in a multidisciplinary fashion

Application Documents:

Facility checklist
Letter with a brief description of the facility and delineation of the required training services, explaining why the institution would be ideal for the adequate training of future neurointerventionalists
A statement that outlines the fellowship educational goals and objectives related to knowledge, skills and other competencies
A program curriculum delineating all educational activities planned
CV and training certificate of the appointed program director

An institution that does not meet the required numbers for specific procedures is encouraged to find partnership and collaboration with other programs/institutions to offer the fellow the required training exposure. If this is the case, please add an additional statement with the details of such collaborations.

The WSO Fellowship Board will determine the adequacy of these facilities to participate as fellowship sites.