⌖ Accredited West African centres · Ghana / Nigeria / Sierra Leone
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DECISION SUMMARY
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Eligibility
Published criteria available
Funding
Published signal available
Deadline
Not published as a standalone date
Duration
Minimum 48 months after Part I
Hands-on status
Supervised clinical and operative training at a WACS-accredited institution.
International eligibility
Confirm directly
Last checked
28 Aug 2026
PROGRAMME OVERVIEW
The official regional surgical-college pathway leading to the WACS Fellowship in Neurosurgery. This is specialist fellowship training, not a short post-residency subspecialty fellowship.
Structured neurosurgical training with operative logbook, clinical exposure, coursework, dissertation and final fellowship examination requirements.
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Official West African College of Surgeons curriculumLast checked 28 Aug 2026
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International eligibility
Successful WACS Part I candidates must secure admission to an accredited hospital for neurosurgery training; national registration and appointment requirements apply.
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Training level & pathway
Specialist surgical training following the WACS Part I examination
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Participation / hands-on scope
Supervised clinical and operative training at a WACS-accredited institution.
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Medical registration & licensing
No programme-specific licensing field is recorded in the cited profile. Confirm directly with the host and regulator.
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Language requirement
No programme-specific language score is recorded in the cited profile. Confirm the clinical working language and any formal test requirement.
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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 & AVAILABILITY
44% of tracked decision fields are published
Checked 28 Aug 2026. Unavailable details below were not published in the cited material and have not been guessed.
✓ Duration✓ Eligibility✓ Funding✓ Training exposure✓ Current status✓ Official source✓ Participation level✓ Training level✓ Examinations✓ Official contact✓ Accreditation— Commencement: confirm directly— Deadline: confirm directly— Positions: confirm directly— International eligibility: confirm directly— Medical registration: confirm directly— Language: confirm directly— Visa / work authorisation: confirm directly— Benefits: confirm directly— Fees: confirm directly— Insurance: confirm directly— Accommodation: confirm directly— Application documents: confirm directly— Application route: confirm directly— Programme director: confirm directly
Specialist surgical training following the WACS Part I examination
Funding and support
Employment, training fees and support vary by accredited institution and country.
Benefits, fees & relocation
Benefits not published in this profile. Programme fees are not published. Insurance details are not published. Accommodation support is not published.
Application documents
No verified document checklist is stored for this profile.
Licence, examinations, language & visa
Registration requirements need direct confirmation. WACS Part I, documented training and dissertation requirements, followed by the Part II Final Fellowship examination. Language requirements are not published. Visa and work-authorisation requirements need direct confirmation.
HOST INSTITUTION
West African College of Surgeons
1 sourced pathway is currently indexed for this institution.
SGD 2,600 monthly stipend; travel expenses are not covered.
Exposure
Neuro-oncology, neurovascular, spine, skull base, peripheral nerve, functional neurosurgery, trauma, neurocritical care and supervised research.
Profile completeness 60%Confirm current status, deadline, examinations, visa / work authorisation, benefits, fees, insurance, official contact, programme director, accreditationChecked 26 Aug 2026
Tokyo Women's Medical University Adachi Medical Center
⌖ Tokyo · Japan
Duration
Confirm with programme
Funding
Not clearly published on the directory page.
Exposure
Postgraduate neurosurgical training at a WFNS-listed Japanese centre; current scope, duration and vacancy must be confirmed through the official registry.
Profile completeness 4%Confirm duration, eligibility, funding, training exposure, current status, commencement, deadline, positions, participation level, training level, international eligibility, medical registration, examinations, language, visa / work authorisation, benefits, fees, insurance, accommodation, application documents, application route, official contact, programme director, accreditationChecked 26 Aug 2026
Postgraduate neurosurgical training; the operative scope and level of participation must be confirmed directly.
Profile completeness 4%Confirm duration, eligibility, funding, training exposure, current status, commencement, deadline, positions, participation level, training level, international eligibility, medical registration, examinations, language, visa / work authorisation, benefits, fees, insurance, accommodation, application documents, application route, official contact, programme director, accreditationChecked 14 Aug 2026