National Neuroscience Institute (NNI), Singapore
⌖ Singapore · Singapore
Source reviewed 29 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: Current availability unconfirmed; source review 29 Oct 2026. This is not a live vacancy check.
Observation within NNI neuroscience departments for foreign doctors. The clinical route requires SMC/MOM registration and malpractice indemnity cover from the Malpractice Protection Society; the hands-off route needs no SMC/MOM approval. Proof of vaccination and serology results is required.
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Programme is for foreign doctors; clinical route needs eligibility for SMC temporary registration and MOM Training Employment Pass.
Doctors with MBBS or equivalent plus completed 12-month housemanship/internship and home-country registration.
Observation within NNI neuroscience departments for foreign doctors. The clinical route requires SMC/MOM registration and malpractice indemnity cover from the Malpractice Protection Society; the hands-off route needs no SMC/MOM approval. Proof of vaccination and serology results is required.
Clinical observership: Singapore Medical Council temporary registration, Ministry of Manpower approval and Malpractice Protection Society indemnity cover. Hands-off observership: no SMC or MOM approval needed.
Documents must be translated into English if required.
If a visa is mandatory for entry to Singapore, applicant must start the application in the home country; clinical route also needs MOM Training Employment Pass.
NeuroSurgFellow does not guarantee admission, licensing, visas, employment, funding or operative privileges. Requirements may change by intake and appointment.
Checked 29 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.
The page describes the observership routes and how to apply but gives no dated intake and does not say which neuroscience departments (neurology, neurosurgery, neuroradiology) currently accept observers; individual departments set their own criteria.
Basic medical degree (MBBS or equivalent), completed 12-month internship/housemanship, registration with a medical council or licensing authority in the home country, two letters of recommendation, and meeting the individual department's criteria. The clinical route also requires eligibility for Singapore Medical Council temporary registration and a Ministry of Manpower Training Employment Pass.
Doctors with MBBS or equivalent plus completed 12-month housemanship/internship and home-country registration.
A processing fee of S$545 (including 9% GST) applies to each successful applicant, payable after acceptance. No stipend is mentioned.
Clinical observership: Singapore Medical Council temporary registration, Ministry of Manpower approval and Malpractice Protection Society indemnity cover. Hands-off observership: no SMC or MOM approval needed. No exam; documentary proof of vaccination/serology (varicella, Tdap, MMR, hepatitis B/C, HIV, COVID-19) required. Documents must be translated into English if required. If a visa is mandatory for entry to Singapore, applicant must start the application in the home country; clinical route also needs MOM Training Employment Pass.
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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: Varies per fellowship: Complex Spine Surgery requires, for foreign-trained applicants, a valid ECFMG certificate and at least 36 months of accredited US postgraduate training; Sonntag Spine Research Fellowship is for international spine surgeons / residents from low- and middle-income countries.
Still to confirm: Commencement · 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.
Rochester, Minnesota · United States
Listed lead Jamie Van Gompel, MD, FAANS
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.
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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.
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Multiple locations · North America
Application status: The AANS directory currently carries an under-construction notice warning that listed data may be inaccurate. Use individual official programme pages to confirm requirements and availability.
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 · Programme director
Source: Official AANS directory. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
