Neurosurgery Research & Education Foundation Medical Student Summer Research Fellowship applicant trends and impact on future career trajectory
The NREF MSSRF is associated with high-quality research and strong academic productivity among aspiring medical students, with a high proportion of awardees pursuing neurosurgery and matching into top-ranked residency programs. Likewise, this early-career fellowship has a substantial return on investment in terms of subsequent NIH grant funding.
Authors
- Anna L. Huguenard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8625-4698)
- Michael Y. Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8981-6385)
- Gregory J. Zipfel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2737-9084)
- Shovan Bhatia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8090-7208)
- Sangami Pugazenthi
- Adam S Arthur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1536-1613)
- Michael R. Kann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6362-2083)
- Nitin Agarwal
- Taim Aizooky
Institutions
- Barrow Neurological Institute (US)
- University of Miami (US)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Semmes Murphey Foundation (US)
- VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (US)
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (US)
- Neurological Surgery (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of neurosurgery
- Published
- 2025-07-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/2025.3.jns241757
- Primary Topic
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00