ANA Futures Program
The ANA Futures Program is a career development initiative for medical students and residents pursuing careers in academic neurology. It offers mentorship, career resources, and networking opportunities to help participants thrive in the field. This program provides aspiring neurologists with valuable guidance and connections to shape their future careers. Futures Program participants are selected by the Junior and Early Career Membership (JECM) Subcommittee.
Program Overview
- Virtual Small Group Sessions: Participants will engage in three interactive Zoom sessions with leaders from the ANA. These sessions will cover important career development topics to help guide participants in their academic neurology journey.
- In-Person Meeting: Participants will have the opportunity to meet with ANA Board Members and Leaders at the ANA Annual Meeting, held in September, offering valuable networking and learning experiences.
Eligibility
- Medical Students: Those applying to neurology residency programs in the fall (applications open in February each year) and currently enrolled in a U.S. medical school.
- Residents: PGY1-4 residents in neurology or pediatric neurology residency programs.
*To participate, applicants must obtain a commitment from their Program Director or Dean of Student Affairs to ensure they can take protected time off for the ANA Annual Meeting and the monthly career development sessions.
2025 Cohort
Resident Cohort
Stella Adetokunbo
Dr. Yagiz Altun
Dr. Karla Boeta-Lopez
Dr. Heitor Cabral Frade
Dr. Osman Corbali
Dr. Victor Ekuta
Sushma Helagalli Paramashivaiah
Dr. Erum Khan
Dr. Hyunyong Koh
Dr. Kevin Murray
Dr. Mundih Noelar Njohjam
Lina Okar
Dr. Marcos Vinicius Oliveira Marques
Dr. Bradley Ong
Dr. Anagha Prabhune
Dr. Rui Tang
Student Cohort
Zain Abidin
Lucie Ahn
David Dai
Delora Denney
Lilly He
Anastasia Kapitonava
Patrick Liu
Juliette Nutovits
Priya Reddy
Jack Reeves
Antonia Schonwald
Christine (Chris) Skovira
Bryan-Clement Tiu
Chloe Villars
Peter Wang
Sienna Wu
Previous Cohorts
2024
Resident Cohort
Alexandra Brooks
Archit Baskaran
Charles Saad
Elizabeth Saionz
Emma Orozco
Huan Yang
Maral Sakayan
Marion Elizabeth Deerhake
Michele Persico
Namita Patel
Nikash Shankar
Onilia Zorio
Sanghee Lim
Sebastian Sanchez
Serdar Akkol
Shadi Ghourchian
Student Cohort
Ayan Mandal
Brenda Gutierrez
Chandler Dykstra
Clayton Lyons
Hannah Bennett
Megan Jiao
Michael Limia
Ryan Wonderlin
Samantha Brown
Nagapranati Samhita Nanduri
Sarah Rebecca Stephen
Shivali Baveja
Victoria Nguyen
2023
Resident Cohort
Adomas Bunevicius
Bahadar S. Srichawla
Deborah Rose
Gazelle Zerafati
Jashank Parwani
Liqi Shu
Lisle Blackbourn
Malya Sahu
Mehmet Cihan Kadipasaoglu
Nil Saez Calveras
Samuele Bonomi
Shirin Sadeghpour
Siyuan Christopher Liu
Sonya Ulrike Steele
Uloma Ibezim
Student Cohort
Ayesha Quraishi Amiri
Claire Polizu
Dhruba Banerjee
Eve Moll
Jackson Roberts
Kate Russell
Lucas Conti
Minaal Zahid
Nitasha Goyal
Nivethitha Manohar
Omar Morales-Haro
Rebecca Baron
Ruben Vega Perez
Rui Tang
Sarika Bharil
Alyssa Rust
Anna McDowell
Annabelle Yang
2022
Resident Cohort
Peyton Murin
Karishma Popli
Maryam J Syed
Oday Halhouli
Daniela Riveros Acosta
Shervin Badihian
Khawla Abusamra
Nidhi Ravishankar
Omar Al-Janabi
Gabriela Figueiredo Pucci
Stephen Capone
Student Cohort
Gina Mavhezha
Ariana Barreau
Paul Wang
Clare Schrodt
Noah Trapp
Hendrik Greve
Helen Hernandez
Fidak Khan
John (Jack) Cook
Chelo Jane Datinguinoo
Alexis (Lexie) Brimmeier
Olajumoke Bamgbose
David Zhao
Mohammad Emari
Joseph Geraghty