What first got you interested in Neurosurgery ?

[Guest]

Thank you all,

I'm an Ms1 with a growing interest in Neurosurgery. I've been exploring the field more in person lately.

What first got me interested was its rigor. I'm a challenge driven person, which is why I picked Medicine. Neurosurgery seems to be the hardest specialty to do in Medicine. 
Aside from that it looks to me like it has everything from elective to trauma surgeries which makes for more dynamic days. I'm also interested in Oncology, and it looks like neurosurgery can open doors to that field too. 

I felt like Oncology wasn't dynamic enough for me in the day to day. 
General Surgery doesn't have as much long term patient care as Neurosurgery seems to have. Especially Surgical oncology. 

I'm looking for some perspective on if my reasoning is on the right track. I know I am just starting medical school, but with how competitive this field is, I want to know sooner rather than later. 

[Guest]

Figuring out if you want to do a surgical field or not is the first step. There are other fields that can be quite challenging but in a different way.

Interest in rigor won’t last long if you dislike neuroanatomy and the OR.

[Guest]

get off this forum lol itll make you quit neurosurgery

[Guest]

(09-20-2024, 05:40 PM)Guest Wrote: Thank you all,

I'm an Ms1 with a growing interest in Neurosurgery. I've been exploring the field more in person lately.

What first got me interested was its rigor. I'm a challenge driven person, which is why I picked Medicine. Neurosurgery seems to be the hardest specialty to do in Medicine. 
Aside from that it looks to me like it has everything from elective to trauma surgeries which makes for more dynamic days. I'm also interested in Oncology, and it looks like neurosurgery can open doors to that field too. 

I felt like Oncology wasn't dynamic enough for me in the day to day. 
General Surgery doesn't have as much long term patient care as Neurosurgery seems to have. Especially Surgical oncology. 

I'm looking for some perspective on if my reasoning is on the right track. I know I am just starting medical school, but with how competitive this field is, I want to know sooner rather than later. 

money

[Guest]

money, high stakes, women, prestige

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figure out whether or not you even want to be a surgeon. picking something because its the hardest thing to do is inane. literally money and women is a better reason than trying to prove something to yourself. this job takes away everything so you better figure out whether or not you like it at all.