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1) Now that step 1 is p/np, does attending a top 5 medical school pretty much guarantee an NSG spot somewhere in the US?
2) How early should med students get involved in NSG research? Is it a disadvantage if we have significant research in other specialties but not much in NSG by the time we apply to residency? Also, what is considered "basic science" for neurosurgery?
1) Absolutely not. Plenty of kids from top programs around the country don't match because they come off as incompatible during interviews and dinners. Personality flaws will wipe off any "prestige shine" you had.
Also, step 2 is going to be exactly as important as step 1 now. Program directors aren't just going to go "oh well, guess we need to base everything off how they did on the MCAT"
I agree with the last two posts. However, all things considered, I imagine that medical school prestige will carry a little more weight over the next few years until programs comfortably make Step 2 the standard. In line with that, I would think that DO and IMG applicants will be the most disadvantaged as their primary differentiating factor has been removed.
That being said, interviews can always break you, no matter how good your app is.
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05-07-2020, 03:44 AM
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Thank you.
In all honesty, how crazy are the research profiles to get into competitive academic NSG programs?
Are clinical papers on neurosurgery journals really that attractive?
Is it better to have 1 first author paper or 10 second author papers?