Medical Student Opportunities

The Department of Neurosurgery provides medical students with valuable exposure to neurosurgery, thereby fostering enthusiasm for the field and preparing students for future neurosurgical training. Opportunities include the two-week elective during the Surgery Clerkship, Neurotrauma Elective and Sub-Internship in Neurosurgery.

To explore additional opportunities, please contact Sophie White, MPH at swhite@som.umaryland.edu.

Sub-Internship in Neurosurgery

Over four weeks, our sub-interns play an active role in neurosurgical patient care activities. The sub-intern spends a week on each of the following services: endovascular, tumor, functional, pediatrics and neurotrauma. The sub-intern fully integrates into the team, participating in all department activities, including daily rounds, operative cases, clinics and weekly conferences. Importantly, the sub-internship places a significant emphasis on participation in operative cases. The majority of cases involve patients with brain and skull base tumors, aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, spinal disorders, epilepsy and neurotrauma.

Visiting medical students interested in gaining exposure to neurosurgery at the University of Maryland program are encouraged to apply via the AAMC's Visiting Students Learning Opportunities (VSLO) portal beginning March 15. You can find the sub-internship by searching for course number NSUR 548.

Research Opportunities

Annually, the Department of Neurosurgery offers the University of Maryland Dr. Charles Bagley Jr. Neurosurgery Research Fellowship to a U.S. medical student or medical graduate. The fellowship honors the memory of Dr. Charles Bagley Jr., the founder of the neurosurgery service at the University of Maryland. Dr. Bagley, having trained with Dr. Harvey Cushing, promoted research and scholarship for the improvement of neurosurgical patient care.

In this spirit, the Bagley Fellow will engage in basic, translational and clinical research in the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Fellows, leveraging resources and data from robust neuroscience research as well as the busy neurosurgical practice, will produce scholarly work to advance the field of neurosurgery and ultimately improve patient care. Alongside research and clinical activities of the department, the fellow will receive invaluable research experience and develop practical skills related to experimental design and implementation, data analysis, professional submission and interdisciplinary collaboration.

We are accepting applications for the Bagley Jr. Neurosurgery Research Fellowship through the University of Maryland Baltimore jobs portal.

The fellowship's description is “Neurosurgery Research Fellowship” requisition ID 240000D7. Please submit your materials through the portal.

For any additional questions please contact Sophie White at swhite@som.umaryland.edu.