Call for Mentors and Global Collaborators

The AANS/CNS Pediatric Section is currently looking for faculty to provide mentorship for our inaugural AANS/CNS Pediatric Section Resident/Fellow Global Pediatric Neurosurgery Training Fellowship.

Deadline for mentor: February 15th, 2023

Mentor responsibilities for this fellowship include:

  1. Track record of collaboration with a global neurosurgery training program. Mentor must have visited and participated in surgery at the site at least once. Preference will be given to sites in LMICs.
  2. Provide mentorship for fellowship proposal and research project.
  3. Continue mentorship after fellowship for completion of research project.
  4. Provide a local mentor for the fellow if not able to be present on site for the duration of the fellowship.

Site responsibilities for this fellowship include:

  1. Ability to obtain a license for the fellow so fellow is able to participate in cases. Be able to provide liability coverage consistent with the norms for that site.
  2. Able to provide safe housing for fellow and provide for a reasonable level of safety for the fellow.
  3. Case volume: Minimum of 20 cases/month.
  4. Able to meet goals and expectations for the rotation. (see attached document)

If you are interested in being a mentor or global collaborator, please fill out the following survey

*Sponsored by the AANS/CNS Pediatric Section and the NREF Sangiv Bhatia HYM Fund. Want to contribute? Click here

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