Neurological Institute of Curitiba, Brazil -INC

The Neurological Institute of Curitiba (INC), Brazil is pleased to be able to announce three fellowships per annum for young neurosurgeons and senior or chief residents in neurosurgery residency programs. Curitiba is a modern city of two million inhabitants with a referral population area of over three million persons. The Neurological Institute of Curitiba is a reference center in South America for neurosurgery. Our 10 staff members (plus residents) cover all neurosurgical fields with special focus on skull base surgery, brain tumors, endoscopy, spine surgery and vascular pathologies. All faculty members work full time at the Institute and around 1,000 elective surgeries are performed yearly.

Program details are
- Duration of fellowship will be 4 months.
- Candidates will be allowed to attend to surgeries, conferences, workshops and other educational activities during the fellowship period.
- Fellows are not permitted to perform surgeries however they can assist.
- Fellows will attend regular clinical meeting, rounds in wards and Neuro- intensive care unit.
- Fellows are encouraged to actively participate in research projects.
- Fellows will be given furnished accommodation and meals in the Institute.
- Fellows will be paid a monthly scholarship of US$ 800
- Traveling expenses should be borne by the candidate
- After completion of the period the fellows will receive a certificate from the WFNS and INC Requirements
-Recommendation letter
-Detailed CV.
-Letter addressed to both: