Neurotology ACGME case minimums
Fellows in Neurotology have a published ACGME minimum in 10 of 14 case categories, and the largest single minimum is 25. Each row below cites the ACGME requirement it was read from; the minimums are effective July 1, 2016.
By Chris, CA-1, anesthesiology
Neurotology minimums by category
| Category | Resident Assistant Surgeon | Resident Surgeon + Resident Supervisor (combined credited role) | Diagnosis logged (no surgical role) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Approaches for Skull Base Surgery | — | 25 | — |
| Resection of Neurotologic Tumors | — | 20 | — |
| Temporal bone resection | — | 2 | — |
| Reconstruction after Resection of Neurotologic Tumors | — | 15 | — |
| Vestibular Surgery | — | 10 | — |
| Rehabilitative Surgery | — | 20 | — |
| Repair CSF LeakNo published minimum | — | — | — |
| Stereotactic Radiation for Skull Base LesionsNo published minimum | — | — | — |
| Facial Nerve SurgeryNo published minimum | — | — | — |
| Middle Ear and MastoidNo published minimum | — | — | — |
| Paraganglioma tumor | — | — | 2 |
| Vestibular schwannoma | — | — | 20 |
| Facial nerve tumor | — | — | 2 |
| Vestibular disease (Meniere's disease, vestibular migraine, vestibular neuronitis) | — | — | 15 |
An em-dash means the ACGME publishes no minimum on that row — not a minimum of zero.
Neurotology · ACGME specialty 286 · minimums effective July 1, 2016.
Capnolog counts these live for anesthesiology and neurological surgery; other specialties are reference only.
What counts toward a minimum?
- The ACGME tracks key indicator procedures for Neurotology: the minimums apply to those procedures, not to every case logged.
- Each minimum is read in its own column: “Resident Surgeon + Resident Supervisor (combined credited role)” and “Diagnosis logged (no surgical role)”.
- The Review Committee for Otolaryngology sets these requirements.
Where do these numbers come from?
Capnolog is independent of the ACGME; where a number here differs from the ACGME's own document, the document is right.