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Research unrelated to neurosurgery |
Posted by: Guest - 06-10-2020, 12:32 PM - Forum: General interest
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I'm an m1 interested in a few different fields. Would having research unrelated to neurosurgery like ENT, melanoma, or Ortho research either not help or possibly even hurt my app because it might show I'm not fully committed to neurosurgery? What do you guys think?
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functional job market |
Posted by: Guest - 06-08-2020, 04:38 PM - Forum: General interest
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What is the current outlook for a newly graduated resident who is fellowship-trained in functional neurosurgery? Do all of the jobs exist at large academic medical centers? What percent of your cases are actually DBS vs spine etc.? How big of a pay cut are you taking? I've heard the word on the street is functional pays super low right now.
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Dual Applying in Covid Cycle |
Posted by: TexidorsTwinge - 06-07-2020, 09:43 PM - Forum: How to prep for applications
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with aways cancelled and no cap on interviews (yet) is anyone planning on dual applying?
Applying into neurosurgery is no guaranteed feat even in the best conditions, so with the curveball this year I'm torn between
anesthesia and radiology as potential fallbacks. Avoiding general surgery bc I don't want to run the bowels all day.
For residents who dual applied, which backups appealed to you most?
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Interested in Neurosurgery and Orthopedics |
Posted by: Guest - 06-07-2020, 04:25 PM - Forum: General interest
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Hi all, I'm an incoming MS1 who is interested in neurosurgery and orthopedics. I was wondering if there is any advice you guys would have on figuring out if either field is right for me and how to approach med school (ie. the type of research I might do) so that I'm set up to be a strong applicant for either field in my later years. I've thought that doing spine research might be the way to go because there is an overlap there between neurosurgery and ortho but would like to get your guys' take on anything else I might want to keep in mind.
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Symposium Impressions |
Posted by: Guest - 06-06-2020, 03:16 PM - Forum: On the trail
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Hey everyone, please post impressions of the program info sessions that you attend during the symposium this weekend! Would be a great way to coordinate since we all got so few.
I just got out of MGH - obviously research is unparalleled, chances for an academic career are fantastic. Residents/faculty have clearly heard about concerns regarding operative volume/autonomy, and it seems to be an area they are focused on. Cons: mostly only rotating at MGH so will miss out on community/public safety net hospital, little time spent at Children's, q5 in-house call as a senior. Clear preference for tumor work, which can be a pro if it's your interest.
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Did I make the right choice? |
Posted by: MilesDavis - 06-06-2020, 03:03 PM - Forum: General interest
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A little while ago I was in the following position: I had been accepted to Penn, Hopkins, NYU, and Columbia for med school. Penn, Hopkins, and Columbia would have all cost around $350k-$400k and NYU would have cost 0$ due to a scholarship. I am interested in neurosurgery and was pretty torn about this decision considering Hopkins and Columbia, in particular, seem to match so amazingly in neurosurgery (and I guess pretty much everything else). I ended up going with NYU because I just couldn't justify spending that much more money for med school. I also thought that even though NYU is currently considered less prestigious than these other schools it seems to be rising in the rankings and still has a pretty good reputation. Do you guys think I made the right choice? NYU grads seem to match pretty well into neurosurgery but I can't shake the feeling that going to a place like Hopkins would have really given me a leg up when residency application time comes around.
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Undergrad extracurricular activities |
Posted by: Guest - 06-06-2020, 11:10 AM - Forum: General Discussion
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As someone starting undergrad,neurosurgery intrigues me. I’m curios as to how many total hours I should dedicate to extracurriculars over the course of the 3 years before applications to med school are due. For an applicant who is competitive for top 20 med schools, roughly how many total hours should be given to:
-research
-clinical volunteering
-non clinical volunteering
-shadowing
-other extracurriculars
If there’s any other necessary aspect needed to get into a top led School that I’m missing please let me know. I’m just wondering how many hours total and per week I should set aside for this stuff.
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