Notices

Meetings

2023 Tumor Section Symposium, Brain and Spine Recurrent Tumors: The Neurosurgeon's Role, Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC, September 8–9, 2023. Deadline for Abstract submissions is May 15, 2023. For more more information and to register visit:http://www.cns.org/tumor.

The 11th Interdisciplinary World Congress on Low Back & Pelvic Girdle Pain, Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, Australia, November 1–4, 2023. All researchers, students and professionals are invited to take part in the scientific discussion and contribute to the future knowledge in the field of lumbopelvic pain. The latest developments will be presented across a range of topics appealing to the global profession and keynote sessions will be conducted by international speakers in their respected fields. Optional pre- and post-congress workshops are available for those looking for more hands-on learning. For more information please visit:https://www.worldcongresslbp.com.

2024 American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, May 3–6, 2024. Ann Marie Bray, Director of Meetings. Telephone 847.378.0548. Email:abray@aans.org. Website:https://www.aans.org.

Fellowships

Clinical Fellowship in Pediatric Neurosurgery

The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery is pleased to offer an exceptional one-year ACPNF-accredited clinical fellowship in Pediatric Neurosurgery. Clinical experience is primarily given at Oklahoma Children’s Hospital. Oklahoma Children’s Hospital is a 246-bed free-standing children’s hospital; the only free-standing children’s hospital in the state of Oklahoma servicing a pediatric population of about 1.5 million. Our fellows will attain the depth and breadth of pediatric neurosurgical cases in preparation for independent practice and an academic career.

The fellow is appointed as the leader of our clinical service, functions as a junior faculty member with admissions, consultations, and surgeries posted under the name of a supervising surgeon, and carries teaching responsibilities for our medical students and residents. The fellow is offered a robust outpatient experience working with an attending surgeon. A real-time clinical database and research core facilitates investigative endeavors, publications, and presentations. Compensation and benefits commensurate with level of training. The fellow may choose to focus on craniofacial, neuro-vascular, neuro-oncology, spine, or epilepsy/functional subspecialties.

We require our fellowship applicants to register through the San Francisco Match Program, and we request at least 3 letters of recommendation (Chairman; Residency Program Director; and another faculty mentor) in addition to an updated CV. Our deadline for application is the first Friday of August in the year of the match. We anticipate starting the interview process for the following year’s fellowship in September.

For additional information, please feel free to contact: Ms. Emily Tally, Educational Programs Coordinator, Email:emily-tally@ouhsc.edu, or Andrew Jea, MD, MBA, MHA, Fellowship Program Director, Professor and Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Oklahoma Children’s Hospital, The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, 1000 N Lincoln Blvd, Ste 4000, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104. Office No.: (405) 271-4912. Fax No.: (405) 271-3091. Email:andrew-jea@ouhsc.edu.

Clinical Fellowship in Pediatric Neurosurgery

联合的小儿神经外科部分开云体育app官方网站下载入口erican Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons has established a traveling fellowship for residents in accredited North American neurosurgical training programs. The fellowship is intended to cover the traveling and living expenses for one month for a resident who wishes additional experience in pediatric neurosurgery during residency. The 1-month fellowship can be spent at any pediatric neurosurgery program within North America to pursue an activity which broadens the resident’s exposure to pediatric neurosurgery, including observation at a clinical or research center, participation in a research project, or any other relevant activity. Two fellowships per year are awarded on the basis of a competitive evaluation by a committee of the Joint Pediatric Section. The maximum fellowship stipend is $2500.

The application must include: 1) a statement defining the purpose of the proposed fellowship; 2) written permission from the applicant’s residency program director to pursue the 1-month fellowship if it is awarded; 3) a letter of acceptance from the pediatric neurosurgical program where the applicant will seek the fellowship; and 4) the applicant’s current CV. The strict deadline for application submission is November 3, 2023. The completed application should be emailed to Edward Ahn atahn.edward@mayo.edu. More information can be found athttps://pedsneurosurgery.org/grants-fellowships/resident-traveling-fellowship-in-pediatric-neurosurgery/.

Clinical Fellowship in Pediatric Neurosurgery

联合的小儿神经外科部分开云体育app官方网站下载入口erican Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons has established an international traveling fellowship for neurosurgeons who at the time of their application are either training in a residency program outside the United States and Canada, or who have completed residency training outside the United States and Canada within the past 5 years. The fellowship will cover the traveling and living expenses for a 3-month period to be spent observing the activities of an established pediatric neurosurgical service of the applicant’s choosing in the United States or Canada. Fellowships will be awarded yearly on the basis of a competitive evaluation by a committee of the Pediatric Section at the annual meeting in December. The maximum fellowship stipend is $7500.

The application must include: 1) a statement defining the purpose of the proposed fellowship; 2) a letter of recommendation from the applicant’s current neurosurgical program director; 3) a letter of acceptance from the institution where the applicant intends to take the fellowship, confirming the description of the fellow’s potential activities during the period of the award; and 4) the applicant’s current CV. The strict deadline for application submission is November 3, 2023. The completed application should be emailed to Edward Ahn atahn.edward@mayo.edu. More information can be found athttps://pedsneurosurgery.org/grants-fellowships/international-traveling-fellowship-in-pediatric-neurosurgery/.

The Sanjiv Bhatia Pediatric Neurosurgery Global Fellowship

联合的小儿神经外科部分开云体育app官方网站下载入口erican Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons offers the Sanjiv Bhatia Pediatric Neurosurgery Global fellowship (sponsored by the AANS/CNS Pediatric Section, the ASPN, and the NREF Sanjiv Bhatia HYM Fund) for senior residents and pediatric neurosurgery fellows in accredited North American neurosurgical training programs. The fellowship stipend is $5000 and is intended to give the recipient experience in performing surgery and research in a global setting. Preference will be given to applicants going to a training program in a Low and Middle Income Country (LMIC). Fellowships are awarded based on a competitive evaluation by a committee of the Joint Pediatric Section. Successful applicants will present data from their research collaboration at the next pediatric section meeting.

The application must include: 1) Name, current training program, and training year; 2) Project mentor, proposed site, and travel dates; 3) A statement that includes reason for participating in this fellowship and how it will enhance pediatric neurosurgical training and a plan for a research project that involves collaboration with the host institution; 4) Written permission from the applicant’s residency program director; and 5) A letter of acceptance from host pediatric neurosurgical program. The deadline for application submission is October 16th, 2023. Please e-mail completed applications to Orober@lsuhsc.edu. More information can be found at:https://pedsneurosurgery.org/sanjiv-bhatia-pediatric-neurosurgery-global-fellowship/.

Courses

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