THE NEPAL SPINE FOUNDATION IMPROVES ACCESS AND CARE FOR NEPALI SPINE PATIENTS THROUGH ITS DEEP COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY AT TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL (TUTH) IN KATHMANDU, NEPAL. THE NEPAL SPINE FOUNDATION FOSTERS KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE BETWEEN NEPALI AND INTERNATIONAL NEUROSURGEONS THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND TRAINING FOR RESIDENTS AND FACULTY, ELEVATING POST-GRADUATE NEUROSURGERY EDUCATION IN NEPAL. THE NEPAL SPINE FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL TEAM TRAVELS AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR TO KATHMANDU TO RUN WORKSHOPS AND OTHER TEACHING ACTIVITIES THAT HELP SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE PATIENT CARE. WE ALSO WORK WITH TUTH ON A MONTHLY BASIS VIA VIRTUAL CONFERENCES TO TRAIN NEPALESE SURGEONS AND RESIDENTS ON THE MOST ADVANCED SPINE TECHNIQUES.