Chief resident here.   In the spirit of the holidays and making amends, I'd like to expand my beneficence to the millennial juniors.   What can I do, as your absolute sovereign of the service, to make your putrid life less desolate?  Do you need a safe space?  Should we have trigger warnings?  Would you like a participation award for every consult you see?   Amuse me with your requests.

Are late breaking abstracts any different than regular?

Love the programs section of the wiki.  Can someone go through and put stuff like # of residents/year and salary?

I'm just going to repost this little nugget for everyone else.

HC
Baylor College of Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Cleveland Clinic, Johns Hopkins University, Mayo Clinic, SUNY Buffalo, St. Joseph's Hospital (Barrow), Thomas Jefferson University, Univ. of Virginia, Univ. of California/San Francisco, Univ. of Michigan, Univ. of Pittsburgh, Univ. of Washington, Washington University

1
Carolinas Medical Center, Case Western Reserve, Duke University Hospital, Emory, University, Indiana University, Jackson Memorial Medical Center, Long Island Jewish, Massachusetts General Hospital, Medical University of South Carolina, Methodist Hospital, Mount Sinai, National Institutes of Health,New York University, Northwestern University, Ohio State University, Oregon Health & Science University, Rush University, Stanford University, Univ. of California/Los Angeles, Univ. of California/San Diego, Univ. of Cincinnati, Univ. of Florida/Gainesville, Univ. of Iowa, Univ. of Maryland, Univ. of Texas/Houston, Univ. of Utah, Univ. of Wisconsin/Madison, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

2
Henry Ford Hospital, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, New York Presbyterian/Columbia, New York Presbyterian/Cornell, Pennsylvania State University, Tulane University, Univ. of Alabama, Univ. of Arkansas, Univ. of Colorado, Univ. of Kansas, Univ. of Minnesota, Univ. of Mississippi, Univ. of Nebraska, Univ. of Pennsylvania, Univ. of South Florida, Univ. of Southern California, Univ. of Tennessee/Memphis, Univ. of Texas Southwestern, Univ. of Texas/San Antonio, Wayne State University, West Virginia University, Yale University

3
Albany Medical Center, Albert Einstein COM, Allegheny General Hospital, George Washington University, Georgetown University, Louisiana State Univ./Shreveport, Loyola University, Medical College of Georgia, Medical College of Wisconsin, New York Medical College, SUNY Syracuse, Scott & White Memorial Hospital, Temple University, Tufts Medical Center, Univ. of Arizona, Univ. of Illinois at Chicago, Univ. of Kentucky, Univ. of North Carolina, Univ. of Oklahoma, Univ. of Rochester, Univ. of Texas/Galveston, Univ. of Vermont, Virginia Commonwealth University, Wake Forest University

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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Brown University,Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Dartmouth-Hitchcock, Geisinger Health System, Loma Linda University, Louisiana State Univ./New Orleans, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Southern Illinois University, St. Louis University, Univ. of California/Davis, Univ. of California/Irvine, Univ. of Chicago, Univ. of Illinois/Peoria, Univ. of Louisville, Univ. of Missouri/Columbia, Univ. of New Mexico, Univ. of Puerto Rico

Interested in anyone's experience as a Sub-I at GW, Georgetown, NIH, Inova, or UVA? Particularly GW please. Thanks!

Anyone else have a category for their rank list based on their tinder game?  Obviously cities like LA, NY, and Chicago excel, but there are some unexpected gems out there, too.

Friends and future colleagues!

We've made it halfway through interviews! To commemorate our recent successes, fuel us through the rest of the season, and make thanksgiving tolerable, it is my pleasure to introduce the inaugural annual neurosurgery interview awards - The Trailies! 

Over the next few months please recommend categories and nominate winners. When interviews wind down, a vote will be held and the winners notified.

Best Dinner 

Best Breakfast

Best Lunch

Most Fun 

Most Awkward

Hardest Interview

Wildcard Interview

Best Interviewer

Best Tour

Most Common Residency Quotes

Most Common Applicant Quote

Most Common Sub I

Mr. Neurosurgery

Mrs. Neurosurgery

Co-resident hopeful

Best of the Worst 

Legendary Mention 
Applicant Contaminating Yasargil's field

Best of the Best 

Legendary Mention
Blue Label Guy

Wassup bro? 

I hope you migrate here with the rest of the refugees

I am putting together a book list, with links, for anyone interested.  

If you have any of those listed and have a more in depth review, or others you'd like to recommend that would be great!

What year do you guys take the boards for credit?  We have to hit a threshold to even be eligible.  I'd heard at UVA all the PGY-2s take it for credit and pass, how is this even possible?