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SANS: Lifelong Learning - Education for Life Training, Practice, Certification, and MOC.

The Self-Assessment in Neurological Surgery (SANS) has a 25-year history in neurosurgical training, exam preparation, and Continuing Medical Education (CME). SANS is the most popular online learning resource for neurosurgical residents and practicing surgeons. Learn more about this outstanding product.

What's new?

In the past six months, SANS Lifelong Learning has grown tremendously with the addition of two new MOC-compatible modules, SANS: Spine and SANS: Pediatrics.

Hardware/Software Required for this Educational Activity

A Windows (98/Me/2000/XP/Vista) or Macintosh (Mac OS X v10.1 or later) computer with Adobe Flash 9 or higher is required. Internet Explorer (version 6 and later), Safari, and Mozilla browsers are supported.

Available Products
General SANS Examination
Maintain and improve your surgical decision making proficiency with approximately 250 questions covering a broad range of neurosurgical topics. Each question is accompanied by a peer-reviewed expert critique and hyperlinks to peer-reviewed literature and other learning and regulatory resources. Learn More

SANS Competencies
SANS Competencies addresses the non-clinical core competencies with 100 comprehensive questions. This is the perfect tool to help you stay abreast of important practice management and socioeconomic developments. Learn More

SANS: Pediatrics
Based on the classic General SANS Examination, SANS: Pediatrics places additional emphasis on the pediatric subspecialty. (Please note: 70% of the material in this test overlaps with the General Examination and SANS: Spine tests, so you can subscribe to only one of the three tests once per year.) Learn More

SANS: Spine
Developed with spine specialists in mind, this new SANS examination offers nearly added questions focused on spinal disorders and treatments. The remaining questions cover all areas of neurosurgical practice. (Please note: 70% of the material in this test overlaps with the General Examination and SANS: Pediatrics tests, so you can subscribe to only one of the three tests once per year.) Learn More

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