Peripheral nerve fellowships and training in North America

Funding: Institution-wide DHMC GME stipend scale for residents and fellows, 2026–27: PGY-1 USD 75,651 to PGY-8 USD 106,814 (e.g. PGY-7 USD 102,531); the fellow's PGY level is not stated.

Exposure: CAST Peripheral Nerve fellowship at Dartmouth Hitchcock, approved in 2025.

Eligibility: Eligibility criteria are not listed on the CAST fellowships page; enquiries go to the coordinator.

Still to confirm: Duration · Eligibility · Funding · Current status · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Accommodation · Application documents

Source: Official Dartmouth Hitchcock CAST fellowships page. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Institution-wide Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education stipend scale (effective 11 March 2026): Graduate Level 1 USD 75,105 to Graduate Level 10 USD 106,096 a year (e.g. Level 7 USD 95,417); the fellow's level depends on prior training.

Exposure: Compression syndromes, neuropathies, inflammatory lesions, nerve and brachial plexus injuries, nerve tumours and neuropathic or sympathetically mediated pain within one of the busiest multidisciplinary brachial plexus practices in the US.

Eligibility: Institution-wide GME requirement: graduates of medical schools outside the United States must hold a valid ECFMG certificate; certified English translations are required for documents in other languages.

Still to confirm: Current status · Participation level · Examinations · Language · Fees · Accommodation

Source: Official Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science fellowship page. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Trainee salary is set at the Michigan Medicine House Officer rate for the equivalent postgraduate training level under the HOA contract.

Exposure: Entrapments, trauma, tumours, brachial plexus injuries and pain syndromes across outpatient assessment, surgery, peri-operative care, injections, ultrasound techniques and long-term follow-up, with over 1,200 clinic visits annually and joint work with Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Eligibility: Post-residency neurosurgical training; the official page does not publish further eligibility criteria.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official University of Michigan Department of Neurosurgery fellowship page. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish the current salary and benefits package.

Exposure: Evaluation and treatment of traumatic nerve injuries, entrapment neuropathies and nerve-associated mass lesions; dorsal root entry zone procedures, gracilis free functional muscle transfers, neuroma resections and nerve grafts, in the region's only comprehensive nerve centre.

Eligibility: Applicants submit materials to the residency programme coordinator for review by Dr Eric Zager; detailed published entry criteria beyond the document list are not listed on the fellowship page.

Still to confirm: Eligibility · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official Penn Neurosurgery fellowship page. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish the current salary and benefits package; it refers applicants to the University of Utah Health GME website.

Exposure: Complex nerve injuries including a brachial plexus clinic, nerve tumours with a neurofibromatosis clinic, entrapment and pain syndromes, reanimation after spinal cord injury and spasticity, over 200 neurosurgical peripheral nerve operations a year, endoscopic and minimally invasive spine surgery, ultrasound-guided procedures and electrodiagnostics, with about 20% research time. Sites: University of Utah Hospital, Primary Children's Hospital and Huntsman Cancer Institute.

Eligibility: Utah GME permits IMG applications under the same selection criteria, with valid ECFMG certification, work authorization and Utah licensing eligibility or an approved variance. Each fellowship still sets its own prior-training requirements.

Still to confirm: Eligibility · Current status · Participation level · Training level · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official University of Utah Neurosurgery fellowship page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Partial salary support may be available from designated awards; applicants are encouraged to seek external funding. Once credentialed, fellows may bill Alberta Health as surgical assistants (receiving 70% of assist billing), which often becomes the main funding source.

Exposure: Roughly half clinical peripheral nerve surgery and half basic, clinical or combined research.

Eligibility: International graduates accepted; IELTS, credential verification and a Canadian work permit must be completed (at least six months) before arrival, with a probationary assessment at three months.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Official contact · Programme director

Source: Official University of Calgary Department of Clinical Neurosciences page. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish funding details.

Exposure: Evaluation and surgical treatment of peripheral nerve disease including traumatic nerve injuries, entrapment neuropathies (carpal and cubital tunnel) and nerve mass lesions such as tumours and cysts.

Eligibility: International medical graduates must have completed neurosurgery residency and hold valid ECFMG certification. The department also lists USMLE Steps 1, 2 and 3 with scores above 200; its continued reference to discontinued Step 2 CS should be clarified with the education office.

Still to confirm: Duration · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Training level · Medical registration · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents

Source: Official University of Miami neurosurgery clinical fellowship programmes page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish funding details.

Exposure: Nerve entrapments, nerve tumours, nerve trauma with a multidisciplinary brachial plexus clinic, nerve grafts and transfers, brachial plexus reconstruction, EMG/NCS and ultrasound, cadaver laboratory and an NIH-funded wet lab.

Eligibility: MD or DO with American board eligibility or certification in neurosurgery, ACGME-accredited neurosurgery residency, and eligibility for a Wisconsin medical licence.

Still to confirm: Current status · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official UW Health careers page for the Nerve Fellowship. Reviewed 15 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Application status: The page does not give a dated application cycle or say whether applications are currently open. The page says the fellowships are currently offered as enfolded experiences to trainees in the neurosurgery residency and gives no separate application route.

Funding: Not stated on the official page; confirm with the host.

Exposure: Not stated on the official page; the page describes general residency rotations only.

Eligibility: Penn State requires ECFMG certification from international medical graduates applying to its Neurosurgery Residency. It strongly recommends US clinical experience for those applicants.

Still to confirm: Duration · Funding · Training exposure · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Language · Fees · Accommodation · Application documents

Source: Official Penn State neurosurgery residency/fellowship page. Reviewed 29 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Application status: The listed cycle had a November 15, 2025 deadline and a July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027 funding period; no later cycle was confirmed. The page now lists the next cycle: deadline 15 Nov 2026, funding period 1 Jul 2027 to 30 Jun 2028, application emailed as one PDF to wilsontj@stanford.edu.

Funding: $10,000 plus certificate and podium recognition at Spine Summit.

Exposure: Funding for a peripheral nerve basic science or clinical research project, with peer review to improve competitiveness for federal funding.

Eligibility: Requires a research proposal; previously published papers are not eligible. Projects with a plan for future research and federal funding proposals receive priority.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Positions · Participation level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official Spine Section research grants listing. Reviewed 29 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Application status: Award page gives no cycle dates or amount.

Funding: Research award paid 50% initially and 50% after the six-month progress report.

Exposure: Peer review of a peripheral nerve research project to improve competitiveness for NIH funding.

Eligibility: M.D. or D.O. within two years of residency/fellowship or currently in an accredited neurosurgery residency; Section member; primary appointment in a US or Canadian neurosurgery department; faculty sponsor required for residents/fellows.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Official contact · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Spine Section - Kline Peripheral Nerve Research Award. Reviewed 12 Nov 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.