The Cerebrovascular Section Traveling Fellowship allows a practicing neurointerventionalist of any specialty to visit a high-volume cerebrovascular center for a one-week observership. NREF Education Committee Chair, Adam S. Arthur, MD, MPH, FAANS, of Semmes-Murphey Clinic in Memphis, Tenn., and Clemens M. Schirmer, MD, PhD, FAANS, of Geisinger Health System in Wilkes-Barre, Penn., oversee the fellowship program.

The program has received enthusiastic support from Medtronic and MicroVention, who’ve provided long-term support that annually funds two fellowships.

The application for the 2023 Joint Cerebrovascular Section Traveling Fellowship will be available through the NREF Online Grant Portal beginning October 1, 2022.

Applicants must be fellowship-trained cerebrovascular/endovascular specialists, board-certified in a specialty and hold a CAST certificate in neuroendovascular surgery, or able to demonstrate significant open cerebrovascular experience and practice.

To apply, one must also have practiced independently for at least five (5) years and be a dues-paying member in good standing with the AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section or the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS).

For more information about the Cerebrovascular Section Traveling Fellowship or other NREF grant programs, contact NREF at 847.378.0500 or info@nref.org.