Spine Surgery Tutorials
Spine Tutorials are a vital part of our Diploma in Spine Surgery. Discuss your own spine cases and those from fellow students. Receive first hand feedback from our world-class spine surgeon faculty about your personal work.
Case-based group discussions
Personal feedback from world-class surgeons
Benefit from case studies from fellow students
No travel required
About the Spine Surgery Tutorials
Our Spine Tutorials are online group discussions of spine case studies created by the students and our spine faculty.
In the Tutorial, you discuss your own spine surgery cases and those from fellow students. You will get direct feedback from the Tutor; an experienced member of our world-class spine surgeon faculty.
You will see real-life examples of a range of spine cases, as well as meet fellow spine surgeons from around the world, and get constructive feedback to help you improve patient outcomes.
Our spine surgery tutorials are only available as part of our Diploma in Spine Surgery, or our individual Spine Modules.
Pre-requisites
Before attending a spine tutorial, you need to:
- Pass the Online Module Exam
- Create two spine case studies
- Test your webcam and internet connection
Your Tutors
Our Spine Tutorials are led by our faculty, and past Tutors have included:
Online
Our students are based throughout the world, so we run our Tutorials online, using Microsoft Teams. You will need a computer or mobile device, webcam, microphone and a video-quality internet connection to join.
Spine Tutorial Timeline
Before your Tutorial
You need to do the following before you can attend a Spine Surgery Tutorial
Pass the Module Exam
- Tutorials are only available for Modules 2-9 of our Diploma in Spine Surgery
Confirm the date of your Tutorial
- Dates depend on Tutor availability
Create two spine case studies
- We will send you a blank spine case study template for you to complete
- Send us your case studies to review for correctness and completeness
- Case studies MUST be anonymised
Test your webcam and internet connection
- We will send you a link you can use to confirm your webcam and internet connection are working as expected
On the Tutorial Day
Present and discuss your own spine surgery cases with an experienced member of our spine faculty and fellow students, and get individual feedback.
Connect to the Tutorial
- We will email you the the link to the Tutorial
- The Tutorial will use Microsoft Teams – this means you can join directly from a web browser and you don’t have to download any software
Meet the other Tutorial attendees
- We will introduce you to your Tutor and fellow students
Case study presentation & discussion
- A student will present their first case study
- The Tutor will ask questions and provide feedback and start the discussion after the presentation
- The Tutor will then choose another student to present the next case study
- This pattern continues until most or all case studies have been presented
- Online Tutorials typically last 2 hours
After the Tutorial
Give us feedback
- We’re constantly looking to improve our programme
- Let us know what you thought about the Tutorial – from the Tutor knowledge and feedback, format of the Tutorial and even the case studies presented
Once you’ve completed the Tutorial and given us feedback, you’ve finished this Module. You can start work on another Spine Surgery Module.
Tutorial & Module Completed
Spine Tutorial Timeline
There are a few requirements before you attend a Tutorial.
Before your Tutorial
You need to do the following before you can attend a Spine Surgery Tutorial
Pass the Module Exam
- Tutorials are only available for Modules 2-9 of our Diploma in Spine Surgery
Confirm the date of your Tutorial
- Dates depend on Tutor availability
Create four spine case studies
- We will send you a blank spine case study template for you to complete
- Send us your case studies to review for correctness and completeness
- Case studies MUST be anonymised
Test your webcam and internet connection
- We will send you link you can use to confirm your webcam and internet connection are working as expected
On the Tutorial Day
Present and discuss your own spine surgery cases with an experienced member of our spine faculty and fellow students, and get individual feedback.
Connect to the Tutorial
- We will email you the the link to the Tutorial
- The Tutorial will use either Skype or Microsoft Teams – this means you can join directly from a web browser and you don’t have to download any software
Meet the other Tutorial attendees
- We will introduce you to your Tutor and fellow students
Case study presentation & discussion
- A student will present their first case study
- The Tutor will ask questions and provide feedback and start the discussion after the presentation
- The Tutor will then choose another student to present the next case study
- This pattern continues until most or all case studies have been presented
- Online Tutorials typically last 2 hours
After the Tutorial
Give us feedback
- We’re constantly looking to improve our programme
- Let us know what you thought about the Tutorial – from the Tutor knowledge and feedback, format of the Tutorial and even the case studies presented
Tutorial & Module Completed
Once you’ve completed the Tutorial and given us feedback, you’ve finished this Module. You can start work on another Spine Surgery Module.
What participants say about our Spine Tutorials
I think that this was an excellent event and a very well structured tutorial. It was absolutely fantastic to have a peer-to-peer discussion with the professor and other colleagues and have access to invaluable knowledge and in-depth feedback from one of the Grand Masters. I would recommend this program to all surgeons seeking to have an in depth discussion with the Master while having the chance to pick his brains when it comes to presenting one’s own cases.
This has been a most rewarding experience, and it is a great way to summarise and consolidate the learning from the module! Preparing the cases is a pain, it is true, but this tutorial was superb beyond my expectations.
The quality and value of the Case Study group discussions was very good.
I find group tutorials very interesting, inspiring and give extra boost.
The use of technology was excellent, we learnt a lot without any interruption, for me it was very much encouraging.
Enrolling and Attending a Spine Tutorial
Spine Tutorials are included with our Diploma in Spine Surgery and Spine Modules (Modules 2-9). When you complete the Module Examination, we will arrange a date with you for your Spine Tutorial.
