Category/Description | Director | Staff Surgeons |
A. Certification. All neurosurgeons shall be board-certified or board-eligible in neurosurgery. A qualified Neurosurgeon shall be regularly involved in the care of patients with neurologic injuries and shall be credentialed by the hospital with general neurosurgical privileges. | Required | Required |
B. Continuing Medical Education. The CME qualification requires annual participation in at least 16 hours or more of trauma or neurotrauma related CME per year. | Required | Required |
C. Research Participation. The research participation qualification is to demonstrate a commitment to clinical or basic science neurotrauma care which can be met by: | Required | Desirable |
(1) Annual submission of an abstract or publication related to neuro injuries; or | ||
(2) Research projects in progress. | ||
D. Community Education and Neurotrauma Injury Prevention. The community education and neurotrauma injury prevention qualification is to participate in: | Required | Desirable |
(1) The development or revision of community or EMS neurotruama treatment protocols, or representation on a State or local EMS committee; and | ||
(2) At least one of the following: | ||
(a) Annual participation in one or more prehospital training/certification courses in neurotrauma care which can be met by prehospital basic life support or advanced life support courses or equivalent courses; | ||
(b) Annual development or presentation of neurotrauma care courses or lectures which can be met by prehospital basic life support or advance life support courses or equivalent courses; or | ||
(c) Participation in a neurotrauma injury prevention program. |
Md. Code Regs. 30.08.10.05