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  More Relaxed Residency Programs
Posted by: Guest - 01-18-2024, 11:26 PM - Forum: General interest - Replies (26)

I am a third-year US MD student and am committed to applying neurosurgery. I will preface my question by saying that I am not asking this because I am lazy or don't like to work. I believe am in fact the opposite, and have been grinding hard since MS-1 year to develop a competitive CV and have done so quite successfully.

That said, I was diagnosed and treated for cancer in 2019. 80% of recurrence of my cancer occurs within 3 years and the 5-year survival rate is around 65%. I've been in the clear so far and I'll be at the 5-year mark this November. I saw my oncologist recently for my routine monitoring and when I said I was applying neurosurgery, she was very opposed to the idea. She wanted me to "choose the least competitive program in the least competitive specialty" (i.e. the polar opposite of neurosurgery) because supposedly the stress will make my cancer recur, and the 5-year survival of my cancer recurrence is something like 12%.

At this point, I'm not going to not pursue neurosurgery because of my history of illness, but I don't think I should wantonly ignore my unique health situation and risk. As such, what are some residency programs that are known for being more relaxed/less stressful (e.g. good culture, not malignant, greater APP support, more relaxed call schedule, no post-call, unionized, etc)?

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  Where should I aim?
Posted by: Guest - 01-15-2024, 05:04 PM - Forum: Sub-internships - Replies (7)

Hey all, currently on a research year as i'm getting ready to apply to subis and prepare for the app cycle i'm trying to figure out where to aim for my subis.

Step 1 pass first try
Step 2: 270+
AOA
Clinical grades - all honors
Research - currently about 8 pubs mostly from undergrad but a couple from med school, with a total of about 25 research items. On a research year now where realistically I will have around 5-10 publications from the year and a handful more of presentations/abstracts.

Med school: lower-mid tier school in mid west, aiming for a coast.



For aways, I'm thinking of trying for 1 high tier program and 1 lower tier program both in my region of interest.

I know i'm in a pretty good place overall with my stats but I want to make sure I don't aim too high and end up possibly not matching because of that, especially coming from a lower-ranked med school. Also, i'm a little concerned that my research output this year will raise eyebrows since I keep hearing about people who pump out like 30 papers on their research year.

Basically, would it be a waste to shoot for a crazy top program (Pitt, MGH etc) for one of my subis?

Thanks!

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  Resident AANS access to JNS journals
Posted by: Guest - 01-15-2024, 04:11 PM - Forum: General resident issues - No Replies

Previously I was able to gain online access to all the JNS journals by logging in through the AANS signin. However, I have recently noticed that even after logging in, I no longer have access to the majority of articles. Did they take away JNS journal access for resident AANS membership?

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  med student here - is lasik or prk ok?
Posted by: Guest - 01-14-2024, 10:55 AM - Forum: General interest - Replies (3)

i have nearsightedness, like -3.0 both eyes, thinking about doing lasik or prk to forever rid of my annoying glasses... BUT research is telling me that nearsighted people like myself see things close-up better and clear w/o glasses as I age, BUT if i get surgeries with PRK, this thing called presbyopia after i turn 40, will not get better! i am looking at Dr. Ben Carson and other neurosurgeons still wear glasses, so i don't want to get lasik or prk and then regret 20 years later because i cannot see good closeup while doing brain surgery, which means i will be a bad surgeon! a dilemma...any neurosurgeons here who did PRK and still no regret? if lasik/prk will hinder performance as a neurosurgeon, no brainer i will not do it, even if it means i continue look ugly in my glasses rest of my life of course!

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  Great medical schools for learning about neurosurgery?
Posted by: IKnowVeryLittle - 01-09-2024, 09:25 PM - Forum: General interest - Replies (6)

Hey everyone! I'm a current medical school applicant fortunate enough to be able to pick between different schools this cycle. I have an interest in neurosurgery and wanted to ask about your perspective about medical schools with great educational, research, and clinical/shadowing/networking opportunities for students interested in this space. I've heard that programs like Penn, Columbia, Stanford, Pitt, and UCSF tend to have great track records in producing medical students who are highly successful in the match process.

I was wondering if anyone here would be willing to share some of the schools they went to or heard great things about and their experiences learning from the attendings and faculty there? I would also love to hear how you took advantage of your school's opportunities to become a neurosurgeon and any suggestions you have for new medical students.

Thank you!

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  Utah vs NYU vs Miami
Posted by: Guest - 01-09-2024, 02:00 PM - Forum: On the trail - Replies (2)

Any thoughts on these programs? These programs are pretty close to the top of my rank list but I'm not sure how to order these. I'm most interested in complex spine deformity but am still open to the cranial world as well. Location is not a factor me. Autonomy and mentorship are pretty important to me.

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Question Chances? Backup Plan? Dual-apply vs SOAP?
Posted by: J.A.D. - 01-07-2024, 03:15 PM - Forum: How to prep for applications - Replies (11)

M3, Step 2: 248, Step 1:Pass. 2 Honors (Psych and Peds), the rest High Pass. I'm in a school ranked T20-T30. Around 7 pubs (3 reviews, 3 retrospective cohorts, 1 basic science that is being submitted in the next month), various authorship roles on these. 

I've seen PD's on twitter comment about how brutal the match can be, want to be realistic and develop a backup plan. Neurosurgery is the dream and everything else is a job. Can anyone comment on their specific goal-oriented advice/recommendations. I don't know much at all about SOAP/Pre-lims/dual applying or other options. Would like some insight from neurosurgery folks and what specialty to pivot to, how, and when to do so. 

thanks

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  Enfolded Fellows - How r they viewed?
Posted by: Guest - 01-06-2024, 03:39 PM - Forum: General interest - Replies (28)

R they looked at differently than post-residency fellowship?

Does it differ by fellowship like spine (where u don't really need a fellowship) vs vascular?

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  Academic + Private Practice
Posted by: Guest - 12-29-2023, 12:03 PM - Forum: General interest - Replies (3)

How feasible is it to work in academics and private practice at the same time?

I only know of one person at my institution that does this, and not sure if he is just a special case.

Would something like work in an academic hospital for a subspecialty like peds while also working part-time private practice be possible?

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  Reality of private practice skull base
Posted by: Guest - 12-28-2023, 01:15 AM - Forum: General resident issues - Replies (25)

Junior year resident interested in skull base. I’m equally uninterested in academics because of the general inefficiency and lack of motivation in house staff, which I’ve heard from friends is a fairly universal problem. 

I know the skull base market is shit right now but has there ever been a market for private practice skull base? I’d be okay mixing in some spine to fill in the gaps but would like to have skull base as my primary focus. Thanks in advance, don’t want to ask around the department as PP tends to be looked down upon to here.

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