04-28-2020, 11:18 PM
(04-28-2020, 07:57 PM)Guest Wrote:(04-28-2020, 03:04 PM)Guest Wrote: “In order to maintain highest levels of safety, education, and equity during this COVID-19 period, the SNS recommends the following actions: 1. All away medical students rotations in neurosurgery be deferred in 2020. 2. Given the importance of applicants to experience neurosurgery before deciding upon a career path, each student should do at least 2 sub-internship neurosurgery rotations at their home institution. For students without a home program, they should perform 2 sub-internship neurosurgery rotations at the closest ACGME accredited program, to minimize travel and keep within regional demographics. 3. Letters of recommendation should come from the students home institution, including neurosurgical faculty (3) and general surgery faculty (1).”
Dude no one ever follows SNS "recommendations." The SNS forbids second looks and tons of applicants do them every year anyway. Numerous programs are going to have rotators, especially at places that haven't been hard hit (like the BNI).
True, but if your home institution doesn't allow you to travel then it doesn't really matter. I think for at least the next two years away rotations will not happen. Furthermore, it's expensive, and becoming more expensive, and I think will be done away will in the next few years.
The average Nsg applicants spends about 20000 on aways, interviews and applications.... That is total nonsense and not sustainable.