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University of Connecticut School of Medicine Program
Neurological Surgery
Analyst Verified · Apr 20, 2023
University of Connecticut School of Medicine Program
University of Connecticut School of Medicine Program is a residency program specializing in Neurological Surgery, located in Farmington, Connecticut, directed by Ketan R. Bulsara, MD, MBA and coordinated by Kimberly Person. The program accepts applications through November 1, 2027. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at [email protected]. IMGPrep analysts have verified and compiled this program’s IMG acceptance rate, USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 score requirements, Visa Sponsorship Policy, graduation year cutoff, and ECFMG certificate requirements — available to IMGPrep subscribers.
Program Identity & Fit
UConn's Neurological Surgery Residency is a university-based academic program anchored at UConn John Dempsey Hospital and Hartford Hospital, a high-volume tertiary/quaternary referral center performing over 38,000 surgeries annually and receiving transfers from more than 50 regional facilities. Training draws on a dedicated pediatric neuroscience population through Connecticut Children's alongside adult cranial, spinal, and cerebrovascular volume at Hartford Hospital's Ayer Neuroscience Institute. Resident profiles show substantial research productivity (first-author publications, national CNS presentations, patents) integrated with clinical training rather than a separate research year requirement, and the program supports an optional Health Disparities Scholarship Track for residents interested in equity-focused capstone work. Current trainees reflect an academic neurosurgery trajectory with several explicitly pursuing academic careers, alongside interests spanning vascular, cranial, spinal, and underserved/rural neurosurgical care.
Who it fits
An applicant with demonstrated neurosurgery research output (publications, national society presentations) built during medical school, seeking high-acuity tertiary training with an academic career trajectory and openness to health-equity or community-engaged scholarship alongside clinical training.
Research intensity
Strong - resident bios show sustained publication and presentation records woven into clinical training, though not framed as a mandatory dedicated research year.
Career orientation
Academic Medicine
Neurological Surgery
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University of Connecticut School of Medicine Program
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CURRENT RESIDENTS
Program Director
Name: Ketan R. Bulsara, MD, MBA
Email: [email protected]
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