The Miami neurosurgery department hosts domestic and international observers for up to 90 days when a faculty member has invited or pre-approved them.
Shadowing the invited neurosurgery faculty member; no direct patient contact.
ObservershipRolling / contact programme
General & multi-subspecialty →Neurosurgery Observership for Visiting Residents and Faculty (Domestic and International)
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Department of Neurological Surgery
⌖ Miami, Florida · United States
Profile completeness36%16 decision fields need confirmation
Key facts at a glance
Source reviewed 20 Oct 2026. Verify the current intake with the host.
- Eligibility
- Open to qualified foreign nationals who are non-LCME residents or invited as Visiting Scholars of Neurosurgery.
- Funding
- Not stated on the official page; confirm with the host.
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check the official call
- Duration
- Up to 90 days (observerships are capped at 90 days; extension available for a fee).
- Hands-on status
- Confirm clinical privileges directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
What the official evidence currently supports.
Decision-critical fields are separated into published information, partial signals and questions that require direct confirmation.
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International eligibility
Open to qualified foreign nationals who are non-LCME residents or invited as Visiting Scholars of Neurosurgery.
Training level & pathway
Observership · General & multi-subspecialty
Participation / hands-on scope
Shadowing the invited neurosurgery faculty member; no direct patient contact.
Medical registration & licensing
No programme-specific licensing field is recorded in the cited profile. Confirm directly with the host and regulator.
Language requirement
No programme-specific language score is recorded in the cited profile. Confirm the clinical working language and any formal test requirement.
Visa & work authorisation
Visa, sponsorship and work-right requirements are appointment-specific and must be confirmed with the institution.
NeuroSurgFellow does not guarantee admission, licensing, visas, employment, funding or operative privileges. Requirements may change by intake and appointment.
Data quality & missing information · 36% of decision fields recorded
36% of tracked decision fields are published
Checked 20 Oct 2026. Unavailable details below were not published in the cited material and have not been guessed.
✓ Duration✓ Eligibility✓ Training exposure✓ Official source✓ International eligibility✓ Fees✓ Application documents✓ Application route✓ Programme director— Funding: confirm directly— Current status: confirm directly— Commencement: confirm directly— Deadline: confirm directly— Positions: confirm directly— Participation level: confirm directly— Training level: confirm directly— Medical registration: confirm directly— Examinations: confirm directly— Language: confirm directly— Visa / work authorisation: confirm directly— Benefits: confirm directly— Insurance: confirm directly— Accommodation: confirm directly— Official contact: confirm directly— Accreditation: confirm directly
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- Application status
- Rolling / contact programme
- Commencement
- Not published
- Duration
- Up to 90 days (observerships are capped at 90 days; extension available for a fee).
- Positions
- Not published
- Application route
- Email the faculty member you wish to shadow, with your CV, to the Neurosurgery Educational Office; pay the fee online.
- Standalone deadline
- No separate deadline field is recorded; check the current official call.
- Official contact
- Not published in this profile
Published entry requirements.
Clinical or academic eligibility
Residents and faculty invited or pre-approved by a department faculty member; international applicants must be non-LCME residents or invited as a Visiting Scholar of Neurosurgery. Observers may not have direct patient contact.
Funding and support
Not stated on the official page; confirm with the host.
Benefits, fees & relocation
Benefits not published in this profile. Application process fee $250; extension fee $250; payments are non-refundable. Insurance details are not published. Accommodation support is not published.
Application documents
- Curriculum Vitae
Licence, examinations, language & visa
Registration requirements need direct confirmation. Examination requirements are not published. Language requirements are not published. Visa and work-authorisation requirements need direct confirmation.
FIELD-LEVEL EVIDENCE
What was checked, and when.
These dates apply only to the named information, not the entire profile. Unlisted fields have no separate review date recorded.
HOST INSTITUTION
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Department of Neurological Surgery
4 sourced pathways are currently indexed for this institution.
SOURCE & VERIFICATION
Official programme information.
- Source
- University of Miami Department of Neurological Surgery - Visiting Observers
- Coverage
- Official programme or institutional starting point
- Last checked
- 20 Oct 2026
- Editorial status
- Source-linked profile
- Programme lead
- Ms. Olivia Cata, Director, William J. Harrington Programs - Global Observerships (International Medicine Institute)
- Accreditation / recognition
- Not recorded · confirm with the host or accreditor
- Planned editorial review
- 20 Apr 2027
KEEP EXPLORING
View all General & multi-subspecialty pathways →Related fellowship profiles.
- Duration
- Individual Barrow Neurological Institute neurosurgery fellowships set their own lengths (typically 1 year for clinical CAST tracks)
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- Salary and benefits are set by each individual Barrow fellowship programme.
- Exposure
- Cerebrovascular and skull base, complex spine, global neurosurgery, research, neuroendovascular, oncology and functional neurosurgery.
Source reviewed 13 Oct 202648% of decision fields recorded
Source & missing information (13)
Funding: Salary and benefits are set by each individual Barrow fellowship programme.
Exposure: Cerebrovascular and skull base, complex spine, global neurosurgery, research, neuroendovascular, oncology and functional neurosurgery.
Eligibility: Applicants should review each individual Barrow fellowship page for eligibility, documents and application routes.
Still to confirm: Commencement · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Programme director
Source: Official Barrow directory. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
General & multi-subspecialty →
Neurosurgical International Fellowship
Rochester, Minnesota · United States
Listed lead Jamie Van Gompel, MD, FAANS
- Duration
- 2 years
- Deadline
- 2029–2031 cohort: 1 February 2027. 2030–2032 cohort: 1 February 2028. The 2028–2030 deadline (1 February 2026) has passed.
- 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
- Year 1 provides a general neurosurgical education; year 2 is tailored to the fellow's interests, with particularly robust exposure to brain tumours, epilepsy and functional surgery.
Source reviewed 12 Oct 202688% of decision fields recorded
Source & missing information (3)
Application status: The application table publishes future cohort deadlines; confirm the selected cohort in Mayo Recruit before applying.
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: Year 1 provides a general neurosurgical education; year 2 is tailored to the fellow's interests, with particularly robust exposure to brain tumours, epilepsy and functional surgery.
Eligibility: Explicitly designed for international medical graduates who completed neurosurgery residency abroad and meet ECFMG, language and visa prerequisites.
Still to confirm: Language · Fees · Accommodation
Source: Official Mayo Clinic College Neurosurgical International Fellowship page (Minnesota). Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
General & multi-subspecialty →
Academic Fellowship Directory
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Multiple locations · North America
- Duration
- Varies by programme
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- Programme-specific.
- Exposure
- A broad official starting point for academic and clinical neurosurgical fellowship discovery.
Source reviewed 8 Oct 202616% of decision fields recorded
Source & missing information (21)
Funding: Programme-specific.
Exposure: A broad official starting point for academic and clinical neurosurgical fellowship discovery.
Eligibility: Programme-specific.
Still to confirm: Duration · Eligibility · Funding · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Application route · Programme director · Accreditation
Source: Official AANS directory. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
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