Hosting an Educational Careers Day Within the Virtual Paradigm: The Neurology and Neurosurgery Interest Group Experience.

Introduction:  To explore our experience of hosting the 10 Annual Neurology and Neurosurgery Interest Group-Society of British Neurological Surgeons (NANSIG-SBNS) Neurosurgery Careers Day, held virtually for the first time.

Methods:  Reflective feedback and review of an international, virtual neurosurgery careers day. The authors reflect on the logistics of organizing the event, and the pre- and post-event feedback provided by delegates.

Students' perceptions on race in medical education and healthcare.

Major racial disparities continue to exist in our healthcare education, from the underrepresentation of ethnic minorities when teaching about clinical signs to health management in primary and secondary care. A multi-centre group of students discuss what needs to change in medical education to cultivate physicians who are better prepared to care for patients of all backgrounds. We argue that the accurate portrayal of race in medical education is a vital step towards educating medical students to consider alternative explanations to biology when considering health inequities.

Glioblastoma Multiforme: A Rare Case of Spinal Drop Metastasis.

Background: The occurrence of spinal drop metastasis in patients diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is rare. In previous reports, this diagnosis occurred after surgical resection of GBM, which was believed to increase the likelihood of tumor seeding. Diagnosis of spinal drop metastasis prior to surgery remains rare.