Anyone know anything about AGH Program in Pittsburgh? Like what stats (Step 1/publications) they look at? Any positive/negatives?

What is the deal with programs in Washington DC? Anyone who has rotated or had any experience with them have any thoughts?

what would be my chances to apply with a 239 on step 1? I have 2 research publications, what should I do 3rd year in order to match? And which programs should I apply to with that score?

whats the story? they posted an opening for chairman. heard he's not feeling too well.

Professionalism

It’s now the hot talk after #medbikini.  It’s cost some residents and attendings their jobs, yet is very subjective.  It seems to be in the eye of the beholder and if you are not liked it is used against you.  If you are liked they defend you.  I know multiple great people who lost their job, for the same “infractions” that others kept their job, and even people with “worse” things got to stay.  If it’s going to be enforced, enforce the rules fairly on everyone.  I respect the many doctors who have done these things below as they are human and still do their jobs, yet it has caused others significant hardship and their jobs.  Why are there rules if only selectively enforced?

- pot smoking neurosurgeon 
- slamming and breaking phones, pagers 
- yelling/anger during consults etc
- making fun of other specialities 
- doing drugs outside of work 
- making gay/racial jokes at work 
- showing up late to work multiple times
- showing up late to work as a chief almost daily
- smoking in the call room with vape pen
- restraining orders on residents by nurse
- having sex with multiple nurses in/outside hospital 
- making threatening comments to other attendings
- making degrading comments to other specialties 
- attendings use of profanity, making fun of residents
- showing up to work after drinking while still drunk to go round
- showing up to work in attire after going out drinking
- resident banned from hospital due to degrading comments to nursing staff
- nurses teaming up on resident due to personal reasons and making it affect their profession
- hippa violations 
- residency interview drunkenness
- fat jokes of patients outside of room
- tinder doctor profiles with body pics
- paying other residents to take their call shifts


My list can go on and on.  

But if we are going to make a move towards becoming a full professional, we need to full enforce the rules.  If people still do the job but get let off as “being human” then what is professionalism.  To me right now I feel it’s a term for “legal protection” and a way to get our people who don’t fit with the culture, or to allow office politics for one person to gain an advantage?

Who here has seen unfairness in unprofessionalism in their workplace?  What have you seen done that people have kept their job but I’m another situation someone lost the job?

How is everyone's junior operative/call experience organized? Split between OR and taking the consult pager, independence in OR, etc?

Hello ,
Anyone aware of open position PGY 1, 2 or 3 nationwide ?

What operating room skills should I have a by the end of PGY2 If my goal is to become a competent community neurosurgeon at the end of my seven years? I am not trying to become a master surgeon. I just want to be a good surgeon who can help the low complexity patients in my community

My goal is to be competent at positioning, exposure and closing on basic spine surgeries by midyear and then near full independence by the end of the year. For cranial cases, I hope to start opening dura by mid December.

Too conservative of goals? There still seems to be a lot of floor work as a PGY two unfortunately. What other peoples’ experiences?

Anybody know anything about how the overall experience is here at the National Capital Consortium (NCC)/Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC)? How are the research opportunities, the faculty, overall operative experience (considering it is military)? Expectations for the subis?