About the program
NERVE (Neurosurgery Education and Research Virtual Experience Group) is a national virtual interest group designed to help supplement medical school, by providing a multi-institutional forum for shared objective mentorship. We have a particular focus on disadvantaged students, with preference given to students interested in neurosurgery/neurology/neuroscience/psychiatry, those who do not have a home program and/or a national organization chapter (AANS, AAN, etc.) in their specialty of interest at their home institution, those underrepresented in medicine/their specialty of choice, first generation medical students, and those currently enrolled in their first through third year of medical school or in research fellowship years.
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Program Purpose
Our goal is to focus on five competency domains:
(1) Research Skills and Scholarly Activity, (2) Clinical Knowledge, (3) Professional Development, (4) Technological Literacy and Resource Management, and (5) Technical Skills.
To this end, in addition to twice-monthly sessions covering research skills, clinical knowledge, and professional skills, NERVE students participate on one or more of Brain and Spine Group’s research teams.
Metrics (Early Neuroscience Development (END) Growth)
Publications
Early Neuroscience Development (END) Faculty Leadership
Senior Leadership
David Doyle
Central Michigan University
Student Leadership
Jennifer Perrault
Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine
Student Leadership
Megan Malueg
Jacobs School Of Medicine And Biomedical Sciences
Senior Leadership
Nikki M. Barrington
Rosalind Franklin University
Senior Leadership
Susan C. Pannullo, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine, Neurological Surgery
Tets
Zachary Taylor
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Principal Investigator
Alvan Ukawchukwu, MD, MSc.
Assistant Professor, Duke Health Department of Neurosurgery
Early Neuroscience Development (END) Resident Alumni
Megan Malueg
Jacobs School Of Medicine And Biomedical Sciences
Jennifer Perrault DO Candidate
Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine
Nikki M. Barrington MD/PhD Candidate
Rosalind Franklin University
Zachary Taylor DO Candidate
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Ryan E. Radwanski, MD MD
MD, Co-Founder / CEO, Brain & Spine Group
David Doyle MD/PhD Candidate
Central Michigan University
Megan Malueg
Jacobs School Of Medicine And Biomedical Sciences
Nicholas Panico DO Candidate
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Sanjida Riea
Jacobs School Of Medicine And Biomedical Sciences
Susan C. Pannullo, MD MD
Weill Cornell Medicine, Neurological Surgery
Nikki M. Barrington MD/PhD Candidate
Rosalind Franklin University
Nicholas Panico DO Candidate
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
David Doyle MD/PhD Candidate
Central Michigan University
Megan Malueg
Jacobs School Of Medicine And Biomedical Sciences
Jennifer Perrault DO Candidate
Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine
Nikki M. Barrington MD/PhD Candidate
Rosalind Franklin University
Zachary Taylor DO Candidate
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Ryan E. Radwanski, MD MD
MD, Co-Founder / CEO, Brain & Spine Group
David Doyle MD/PhD Candidate
Central Michigan University
Megan Malueg
Jacobs School Of Medicine And Biomedical Sciences
Nicholas Panico DO Candidate
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Sanjida Riea
Jacobs School Of Medicine And Biomedical Sciences
Susan C. Pannullo, MD MD
Weill Cornell Medicine, Neurological Surgery
Nikki M. Barrington MD/PhD Candidate
Rosalind Franklin University
Nicholas Panico DO Candidate
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
David Doyle MD/PhD Candidate
Central Michigan University
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