Tübingen University (Germany) Post-Graduate Training Program

Announce four fellowships per annum of 3 months each including the " WFNS-Aesculap Fellowship in Tübingen" for young neurosurgeons from developing countries. The Department of Neurosurgery of the University of Tübingen is a large Institution which runs a daily surgical program of 10-12 surgeries, or almost 3,000 surgeries per year. There is a Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit with 14 beds, as well as a close cooperation with the Departments of Neuroradiology and Neurology.

The Fellowship consists of extensive exposure to the whole spectrum of neurosurgical techniques including complex spine, functional, epilepsy, neuro-oncology, vascular, skull base, pituitary as well as the numerous translational research programmes within the Neuroscience Programme of the Department of Neurosurgery in combination with the Center of Neurology of the University of Tübingen.

Program details are
Duration of fellowship will be 3 months.
Fellows will be provided with furnished accommodation on the university campus.
Fellows will be paid scholarship of  € 1,250.00  per month
The Fellowship does not provide travel expenses.
Candidates will be allowed to attend surgeries, conferences, workshops and other educational activities during the fellowship period.

Requirements
The ideal candidate is a young neurosurgeon from a residency training program or an equivalent program from developing countries who during her or his residency demonstrated good skills in microsurgery. Furthermore, the fellows should have  work experience of no longer than three (3) years after concluding the residency training.
Qualified applicants should send a letter, a CV and two recommendation letters to both: