Training formats represented
- Clinical pathway (format unspecified): 2 profiles
- Clinical fellowship: 1 profile
Read the individual participation terms: a broad clinical pathway label does not establish hands-on access.
3 programmes and training pathways found from official sources. Confirm current availability, licensing, and operating privileges directly with each institution.
This summary describes the profiles indexed here; it is not a count of vacancies.
Read the individual participation terms: a broad clinical pathway label does not establish hands-on access.
The indexed profiles currently focus on Global neurosurgery.
Global neurosurgery comparison guide →Ask the selected host in Tanzania whether your qualifications fit this specific post, which patient-care activities are permitted, and who arranges registration and immigration documentation. Country coverage does not imply that every profile accepts international applicants.
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Phoenix & Moshi · United States / Tanzania
Listed lead Dilan Ellegala, MD
Funding: Salary and benefits, plus travel and international housing costs.
Exposure: Global health leadership, clinical practice, teaching and research across Arizona and northern Tanzania.
Eligibility: The published clinical fellowship is directed to an ACGME-trained neurosurgeon; international applicants should verify credentialing eligibility before applying.
Still to confirm: Eligibility · Deadline · Fees · Insurance · Accreditation
Source: Official Barrow programme page. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute (MOI) / Weill Cornell Medicine
Dar es Salaam · Tanzania
Funding: The official page does not publish salary or funding details.
Exposure: High-volume complex cranial and spinal surgery alongside Tanzanian neurosurgeons at MOI, training local providers, programme management between the Tanzania-based team and international faculty, and leadership of IRB-approved spine and trauma databases.
Eligibility: Advertised for US or European board-certified/eligible candidates.
Still to confirm: Current status · Deadline · Participation level · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Programme director · Accreditation
Source: Official FIENS partner page. Reviewed 15 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
Weill Cornell Medicine Neurological Surgery with Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute (MOI)
Dar es Salaam / New York · Tanzania / United States
Listed lead Roger Härtl, MD (contact); in-country co-director of the Tanzania Neurosurgery Education Program: Hamisi K. Shabani, MD
Application status: FIENS documents a July 2026 start. Weill Cornell separately invites enquiries for future postings without a dated intake.
Funding: Not stated on the official page; confirm with the host.
Exposure: Living and working alongside Tanzanian physicians at MOI in Dar es Salaam, contributing to patient care and to the growth of the Tanzania Neurosurgery Education Program, mentored by Drs Hamisi Shabani, Laurent Lemeri Mchome and Roger Härtl.
Eligibility: The page asks for candidates trained in North America or Europe; it says nothing about graduates of other regions.
Still to confirm: Funding · Current status · Deadline · Positions · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Accreditation
Source: Official Weill Cornell Neurological Surgery fellowship page. Reviewed 6 Nov 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.