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    • Leadership
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    • International Neuromodulation Society
    • Institute of Neuromodulation >
      • ION Leadership
      • ION Projects
      • ION Publications
    • History >
      • Past Presidents
      • Past Award Recipients
    • Staff
  • Advocacy
    • News
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    • 2026 CME and Accreditation
    • 2027 Call for Proposals
    • For Exhibitors
    • Awards & Grants >
      • 2026 Award Winners
      • Awards & Grants Info
  • Education & Events
    • NANS eLearning
    • Calendar of Events
    • Neural Interfaces
  • Membership
    • Member Login
    • Join
    • Benefits
    • Renew
    • Volunteers
    • Member Spotlight
    • Get Involved >
      • Advanced Practice Providers
      • Diversity and Outreach
      • Resident, Fellows, Students/Young Neuromodulators
      • Women in Neuromodulation
    • Neuromodulation Journal
  • Career Center
  • For Patients
    • Deep Brain Stimulation
    • Drug Delivery
    • Neuroprosthetics
    • Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
    • Spinal Cord Stimulation

Diversity and Outreach 

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About DOC
The NANS Board of Directors always believed that diversity and inclusion are important to the overall mission of the organization. We feel that it not only increases the reach of our specialty but also improves overall patient care.
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The Diversity and Outreach Committee (DOC) has been charged with assessing the current state of ethnic diversity within NANS and investigating any possible barriers to accessing neuromodulation therapies by those who live in traditionally underserved communities by pursuing three distinct projects: Outreach, Mentorship, and Research. These pillars aim to bolster NANS’s mission of promoting collaboration among all members and encouraging greater access to neuromodulation education, research, and advocacy.

If you would like to participate in these efforts and get connected, please contact [email protected] or click below. ​
Get Involved

Diversity and Outreach Committee Pipeline Fellowship Grant

The DOC Pipeline Fellowship Grants support residents and fellows from underserved communities to attend the NANS Annual Meeting and provide yearlong career mentoring.

2023 Grant Recipients
Meagan Brucker-Hahn, PhD
Victor Ekuta, MD
Tessa Harland, MD
Trevor Johnson, MD
Edgar Peña, PhD

2024 Grant Recipients
Rodrigo Aguiar, MD 
Efemena Diejomaoh, MD, MBBS
Luis Ruiz Perez, BS, MS
Fabienne Saint-Preux, MD 
Tess Veuthey, MD, PhD ​
2025 Grant Recipients
Varina Clark Onwunyi, MD
Rachel Esparza, MD
Oranicha Jumreornvong, MD
Anthony Kilgore Jr., MD
​Wutt Hmone Kyi, BS

2026 Grant Recipients
Ashlyn Brown, MD, MBA, MS
Barbara Buccilli, MD
James Mossner, MD, MS
Rahil Soroushmojdehi, PhD, MS
​Rebecca Takele, DO

NANS in the Community

​Color of Pain is a community outreach and education initiative organized and championed by the North American Neuromodulation Society's Diversity and Outreach Committee (DOC). The event is a public symposium created to address the difficulties encountered by African Americans and other underserved communities in obtaining comprehensive pain management care. It is a 1-day free event, held in partnership with a local non-profit at a venue in the community.

​Sign up for NANS email to get the latest DOC updates.
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​Watch this video to learn more about the DOC's growing and essential committee work:
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