Clinical training

In order to acclimate to the culture and workflow of the practice, the first three to six months will be spent as a PGY-1 equivalent assigned to general neurosurgery chief service. After that time, you are placed in direct mentor relationships with teaching staff for the remainder of your first year.

In the second year, you continue to rotate amongst core services with an increasing focus on your primary field of interest. During these rotations, you will run the service as first assistant to the staff neurosurgeon, equivalent to our neurosurgery junior level.

Rotation schedule

Rotation descriptions

Once you are acclimated to the culture and routine of Mayo Clinic through our general neurosurgical services, your experience is typically guided by your interests while still focusing on a general neurosurgical exposure. From here, more subspecialty training occurs in two-month blocks. Second-year rotations are typically tailored to your interests.

Cases

This table is a case log report from past international fellows.

Call frequency

Your call schedule is typically once a week or every other week, intermittent weekend coverage depending on needs does occur.

Didactic training

Clinical conferences, seminars, small discussion groups, journal clubs, and one-on-one instruction are integral parts of this fellowship. You also have access to a cadaver lab, dissection lab, and courses, as well as a world-class microvascular training experience.

Research training

Optional research blocks are available upon request if they can be accommodated. 

Evaluation

Verbal and written evaluations occur at the end of each block.