PSA since many applicants seem to not understand this process. This has come up on recent threads, and this should be obvious. Do not do an away subinternship that ends after September.

If you're doing a sub-i that ends after September, it means:

1) It's such a competitive program that pre-application months are all booked up, meaning you don't have a good chance of getting in
2) You won't get a letter of recommendation from that sub-internship, which could tank the rest of your application


Most programs will have unfilled subinternship spots, and many will be completely empty given the applicant clustering at the top. This means that if you are scheduled for a subinternship that ends after September, you should swap it for one at a less competitive program (probably ranked ~#20-25 or lower where there will be more availability) which will dramatically increase your chances of matching this cycle, and matching well.

Y'all need to strategize more. It's not an easy process, and you're not making it easier on yourselves. Good luck.

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Interesting move, thoughts?

Hello friends. Incoming Intern here.
Which type of shoes/cogs/etc... would you guys recommend for the OR?

Is it true you have to go the academic route for a career in functional?

What careers do they go into? Colleges? Education attainment? Overall quality of life?

Anyone matched with 200s?

Hi all,

Just wanted to let you know about an upcoming conference focused on global neurosurgery and how neurosurgeons across the world approach some of the more common neurosurgical pathologies.

It's going to be more interaction-friendly than zoom talks : it's case-based and round table format. Questions can be asked in real time and voted up for visibility (like reddit).

Ideal for residents and medical students and most importantly, its free:

Link : http://bit.ly/3fjIGTc

Is any other medical student concerned about the attrition rate in neurosurgery? Yes I love neurosurgery but ultimately I would like to be able to finish residency otherwise my degree will be an expensive piece of worthless paper. Going through this website has me really concerned about the number of residents that get fired even as seniors. Why is the attrition in this specialty higher than other surgical specialties like ortho or Gen surg?

Might be late to this, but why did the Puerto Rico program lose accreditation? any idea what happened to the residents?

Any chatter about what will happen with interviews this year? A few years ago I had to take out a loan to cover the cost of travel just for the privilege of having attendings address me by the wrong name, review charts on Epic, and surf the internet during my interviews. OB/GYN and ophtho are doing virtual interviews followed by optional second look weekends (after programs have submitted rank lists). My program is waiting for guidance from a governing body. It won’t be a good look for the field if AANS/CNS don’t follow suit... anyone have inside information?