A structured global neurosurgery pathway combining service, education, research and health-system development.
Global health leadership, clinical practice, teaching and research across Arizona and northern Tanzania.
Clinical fellowshipAccepting at last review
Global neurosurgery →Franke Global Neurosurgery Fellowship
⌖ Phoenix & Moshi · United States / Tanzania
Profile completeness80%5 decision fields need confirmation
Key facts at a glance
Source reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Verify the current intake with the host.
No exact application window is recorded. Check the host's current call before applying. Recorded status: Accepting applications; source review 8 Oct 2026. This is not a live vacancy check.
- Eligibility
- The published clinical fellowship is directed to an ACGME-trained neurosurgeon; international applicants should verify credentialing eligibility before applying.
- Funding
- Salary and benefits, plus travel and international housing costs.
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check the official call
- Duration
- 1 year
- Hands-on status
- Up to nine months abroad as clinical educator and operating neurosurgeon at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Moshi (plus partner sites in development in Latin America), with Oct–Jan at Barrow in Phoenix practising as an attending neurosurgeon; credentialed and licensed in Arizona and Tanzania.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
What the recorded evidence supports.
Decision-critical fields are separated into published information, partial signals and questions that require direct confirmation.
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International eligibility
The published clinical fellowship is directed to an ACGME-trained neurosurgeon; international applicants should verify credentialing eligibility before applying.
Training level & pathway
Graduate of an ACGME-accredited neurosurgery residency
Participation / hands-on scope
Up to nine months abroad as clinical educator and operating neurosurgeon at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Moshi (plus partner sites in development in Latin America), with Oct–Jan at Barrow in Phoenix practising as an attending neurosurgeon; credentialed and licensed in Arizona and Tanzania.
Medical registration & licensing
The official programme states that fellows will be credentialed and licensed in Arizona and Tanzania.
Language requirement
Cultural and language preparation is provided; no minimum language-test score is published.
Visa & work authorisation
Travel is included, but the official page does not publish a standalone visa or work-authorisation checklist.
NeuroSurgFellow does not guarantee admission, licensing, visas, employment, funding or operative privileges. Requirements may change by intake and appointment.
Data quality & missing information · 80% of decision fields recorded
80% of tracked decision fields are recorded
Checked 8 Oct 2026. Unresolved fields are missing, qualified or awaiting confirmation in this record. They may be available from the host; a missing field does not mean that a requirement or cost does not apply.
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- Status at last source review
- Accepting applications
- Commencement
- 1 July 2027 (2027–2028 academic year; start may vary case by case)
- Duration
- 1 year
- Positions
- 1 fellow in the published call
- Application route
- Create a Clinician Nexus profile (register under 'Apply for clinical experiences as a student, resident, volunteer, etc.'; international applicants select 'I'm not enrolled at a school') and search 'Franke' under Find Clinical Experiences.
- Standalone deadline
- No separate deadline field is recorded; check the current official call.
- Official contact
- BarrowGlobal@BarrowNeuro.org
Published entry requirements.
Clinical or academic eligibility
Designed for graduates of an ACGME-accredited neurosurgery residency; confirm the current cycle requirements directly.
Training level
Graduate of an ACGME-accredited neurosurgery residency
Intended applicant
A neurosurgeon seeking a leadership career in global health, clinical education and sustainable health-system development.
Funding and support
Salary and benefits, plus travel and international housing costs.
Benefits, fees & relocation
- Programme and application fees
- Not recorded. Confirm tuition, application and placement fees; missing fees do not mean the placement is free.
- Benefits
- Salary, benefits, travel, housing, conference support and global-health training are published.
- Insurance
- Not recorded. Confirm medical, professional indemnity and travel cover appropriate to the placement.
- Accommodation
- Housing costs are included by the programme.
Application documents
- Curriculum vitae
- Personal statement
- Copy of USMLE scores
- Three letters of recommendation
Licence, examinations, language & visa
The official programme states that fellows will be credentialed and licensed in Arizona and Tanzania. Copy of USMLE scores is required in the published application checklist. Cultural and language preparation is provided; no minimum language-test score is published. Travel is included, but the official page does not publish a standalone visa or work-authorisation checklist.
Recorded programme associations.
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HOST INSTITUTION
Barrow Neurological Institute
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SOURCE & VERIFICATION
Official programme information.
- Source
- Official Barrow programme page
- Coverage
- Official programme or institutional starting point
- Last checked
- 8 Oct 2026
- Editorial status
- Source-linked profile
- Programme lead
- Dilan Ellegala, MD
- Accreditation / recognition
- Not recorded · confirm with the host or accreditor
- Planned editorial review
- 8 Apr 2027
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