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Eligibility, Qualifications, Requirements & Submission
Information
| Purpose: |
To
advance AANS participation in international neurosurgery. To provide meaningful
educational experiences in North America to international neurosurgeons
in developing countries who will practice and/or teach neurosurgery in their
home countries. |
| AANS Financial Support: |
- $1500/monthly stipend ($4,500 if Fellowship is for three months)
- Round trip coach airfare to Fellowship location
- Travel reimbursement & free registration to the AANS Annual Meeting May 2-7, 2009 in San Diego, CA, if recipient is in North America at the time of the Annual Meeting
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| Fellowship Length: |
The suggested length of the fellowship and financial support is one to three months. The AANS provides a monthly stipend only up to three months. |
| Qualifications: |
The applicant must be a neurosurgeon or neurosurgeon-in-training in a developing country as defined by the World Bank (list posted online at
http://www.aans.org/international/surgeons_fellowships.asp.
He/she should be on staff at a local hospital (and preferably
medical school) involved in neurosurgical patient care and neurosurgical education |
Required Materials:
- Applicants must locate and identify a neurosurgeon and program to
sponsor their applications at a "visiting surgeons" Neurosurgical
Program in North America. Sponsorship means that a neurosurgeon in
North America will supervise and mentor the applicant for the length
of the fellowship (up to three months). Sponsoring programs are under
no obligation to offer financial support. The letter from the sponsoring
surgeon must specify that he/she will host and sponsor the applicant
if the applicant is awarded the fellowship, and strongly support the
applicant's education plan.
- All material must be submitted in English (including translations of certificates or diplomas). Applicants must be able to speak and understand English if their sponsorship location is in the United States.
- The applicant will submit an education plan which may include both clinical and research goals. Sponsoring surgeons (mentors) should support the education plan and specify details in their letters of acceptance/reference.
- Each applicant must submit documentation of education, such as diplomas and certificates. Certified English translations must be provided.
- Each applicant must submit their curriculum vitae
- Applicants must submit a letter of reference from their training program director, or, if the applicants are out of training for 5 years or more, a letter from their senior neurosurgeons.
- Applicants must submit a letter of reference from either
an AANS member, or an officer of their local or regional neurosurgical
organizations. Letters from such an officer must be on the letterhead
of the local organization, or list the officer’s title/role in
the organization.
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| Criteria: |
Applications will be judged on the following criteria:
- Specificity and feasibility of educational goals
- Scientific merit, completeness and clarity of the educational plan
- Likelihood the recipient(s) will contribute substantially to neurosurgery in their home country following the fellowship
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| Selection: |
The AANS International Outreach Committee will review and rank the applications. Each application will be reviewed by three committee members. The top-ranked applications will be forwarded to the Selection Committee. The Selection Committee consists of:
- the AANS International Outreach Committee (IOC) Chair
- two International Outreach Committee members appointed by the chair
- one Foundation for International Education in Neurological Surgery (FIENS) representative nominated by the FIENS board (must also be an AANS member)
- one at-large AANS member selected by the International Outreach Committee.
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Application Submission
If you do not have a username and password, click on the option that reads "If you have never logged in before, please register HERE."
Once logged in, select "Grant/Scholarship Applications" from the links on the left side. To begin an application, select "Create New Application" (the second bullet point at the top). Then choose the "2009 International Visiting Surgeon Fellowship" option in the box, and click on "continue."
Applications material such as CV's should be submitted to AANS at:
Attn: AANS 2009 International Visiting Surgeon Fellowship
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)
5550 Meadowbrook Dr.
Rolling Meadows, Illinois, 60008-3852
U.S.A.
