Cochrane Scholarships

2026 Cochrane Scholarship recipients named

Robert Conway, DO
Michigan Ear Institute

James Dornhoffer, MD
Mayo Clinic

The Otology & Neurotology Journal awards up to two Cochrane scholarships each year. Funds ($4000 per scholarship) will be provided to attend one or more Cochrane course in the US or Europe. Following completion of the course(s), the scholar will be expected to submit a high-quality systematic review or meta-analysis (topic of the scholar’s choice) for publication in O&N. After publication of the review, scholars will then be invited to join the Editorial Board of O&N to assist with editorial review of similar types of manuscripts submitted for publication.

The application consists of a typed, single page (no smaller than 12-point font) description of previous experience with systematic reviews/evidence-based medicine and how this scholarship would contribute to the career goals of the applicant. The ideal candidate is a junior faculty member, though mid-career faculty and fellows will also be considered. Send the application via email to:

Matthew Bush, MD, PhD
Assistant Editor-Reviews & Meta-Analyses, Otology & Neurotology
matthew.bush@uky.edu

For information regarding available Cochrane Courses and writing Cochrane reviews, please see the following links:
Cochrane Training
How to Write a Cochrane Review

Past recipients of the Cochrane Scholarships:

Matthew L. Bush, MD, PhD – University of Kentucky Medical Center

Theodore R. McRackan, MD, MSCR – Medical University of South Carolina

David M. Kaylie, MD – Duke University, Durham, NC

Cameron C. Wick, MD – Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

Michael S. Harris – Medical University of Wisconsin

Ksenia A. Aaron – Stanford University

Matthew Crowson, MD, MPA, MASc – Massachusetts Eye & Ear and Harvard

Kenny Lin, MD – Houston Methodist

Renee Banakis Hartl, MD, AuD – U Michigan / U Colorado

Tiffany Hwa, MD – Temple University

Alexandra E. Quimby, MD – University of Pennsylvania

Adam C. Kaufman, MD, PhD – University of Maryland

Janet S. Choi, MD, MPH – University of Southern California

Mallory J. Raymond, MD – Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL

Alexander Chern, MD – Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Tirth Patel, MD – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

The application cycle is closed for 2026. The 2027 Call for Applications will open in November.