Resident Socioeconomic Fellowship
Forecasted
Resident Socioeconomic Fellowship supports neurosurgical residents through mentorship, meetings, and committee projects to build socioeconomic knowledge and help shape the profession’s response to external forces.
Funder: Council of State Neurosurgical Societies
Due Dates (Anticipated): April 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $1,000 scholarship per fellow for meeting expenses; one-year fellowship
Summary: A fellowship introducing neurosurgical residents to socioeconomic issues and organized neurosurgery through participation in CSNS activities.
Key Information: Applicants must belong to AANS or CNS and commit to attending both semi-annual CSNS meetings.
Description
The Council of State Neurosurgical Societies (CSNS) created this fellowship in 1999 to provide socioeconomic education for neurosurgical residents. Over a one-year term, fellows participate in the council’s activities and learn how organized neurosurgery responds to the external forces affecting the profession. The educational scope ranges from the workings of CSNS to the effects of federal regulations and market forces on neurosurgical practice.
The experience combines mentorship, attendance at semi-annual meetings, and active committee work. Fellows contribute to projects such as manuscripts, white papers, position statements, resolutions, or ongoing committee initiatives. Its purpose is to give young neurosurgeons broad exposure to socioeconomic concerns and help them understand how they can shape the profession’s response.
