Gap year

[Guest]

Hey guys,

MS3 here. I’m planning on taking a gap year to do some research but I don’t have a home program. Are there research programs in place at high powered academic centers I can apply into? Any advice on how to get started?

[Guest]

i am in same position. no home program. don't know what 2 do

[Guest]

How do y’all even get interested in neurosurgery without a home program??? You just going off TV shows or something??? You are at a huge disadvantage and this is a miserable field that no one should be going into if they could be happy doing anything else.

[Focus]

I know back in the day Columbia used to take a lot of students from other programs to do research time with. The bottom line is I would find a high volume Lab at a well-known program. Bonus points if it happens to be somewhere with a low cost of living since you probably are going to have trouble getting funding unless you are looking to take a few years as a research coordinator or something. Unfortunately the old days of tons of national research grants like the Doris Duke have faded. I believe the nih still has a program but it would be very hard if you aren't from an institution with a strong track record.

[Guest]

thank you Focus for that info.

To the ignorant poster who discourages, I was always interested in ns, but came to this fourms and grew more and more interested in the field. i like the personalities here. no other field has a similar fourm. interested in the diseases, the research. i'm ms1 without home so im emailing many ns and trying to get into a lab.

so far, no good progress but i remain interested and i am continuning to reach out to ns to get and get research opportunity.

[Guest]

(11-25-2021, 05:47 PM)Guest Wrote: thank you Focus for that info.

To the ignorant poster who discourages, I was always interested in ns, but came to this fourms and grew more and more interested in the field. i like the personalities here. no other field has a similar fourm. interested in the diseases, the research. i'm ms1 without home so im emailing many ns and trying to get into a lab.

so far, no good progress but i remain interested and i am continuning to reach out to ns to get and get research opportunity.

If this forum is what drew you into neurosurgery I don’t know what to say

[Guest]

(11-25-2021, 06:07 PM)Guest Wrote:

(11-25-2021, 05:47 PM)Guest Wrote: thank you Focus for that info.

To the ignorant poster who discourages, I was always interested in ns, but came to this fourms and grew more and more interested in the field. i like the personalities here. no other field has a similar fourm. interested in the diseases, the research. i'm ms1 without home so im emailing many ns and trying to get into a lab.

so far, no good progress but i remain interested and i am continuning to reach out to ns to get and get research opportunity.

If this forum is what drew you into neurosurgery I don’t know what to say

what do you mean? yes it did honestly. i enjoy reading this place. before this fourm, i was only mildly interested. but now i am 100% interested. 

The problem with this place however is the censorship.

[Guest]

(11-25-2021, 05:47 PM)Guest Wrote: thank you Focus for that info.

To the ignorant poster who discourages, I was always interested in ns, but came to this fourms and grew more and more interested in the field. i like the personalities here. no other field has a similar fourm. interested in the diseases, the research. i'm ms1 without home so im emailing many ns and trying to get into a lab.

so far, no good progress but i remain interested and i am continuning to reach out to ns to get and get research opportunity.

obvious troll

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(11-25-2021, 07:26 PM)Guest Wrote:

(11-25-2021, 05:47 PM)Guest Wrote: thank you Focus for that info.

To the ignorant poster who discourages, I was always interested in ns, but came to this fourms and grew more and more interested in the field. i like the personalities here. no other field has a similar fourm. interested in the diseases, the research. i'm ms1 without home so im emailing many ns and trying to get into a lab.

so far, no good progress but i remain interested and i am continuning to reach out to ns to get and get research opportunity.

obvious troll

110% agree

[Focus]

(11-25-2021, 07:11 PM)Guest Wrote:

(11-25-2021, 06:07 PM)Guest Wrote:

(11-25-2021, 05:47 PM)Guest Wrote: thank you Focus for that info.

To the ignorant poster who discourages, I was always interested in ns, but came to this fourms and grew more and more interested in the field. i like the personalities here. no other field has a similar fourm. interested in the diseases, the research. i'm ms1 without home so im emailing many ns and trying to get into a lab.

so far, no good progress but i remain interested and i am continuning to reach out to ns to get and get research opportunity.

If this forum is what drew you into neurosurgery I don’t know what to say

what do you mean? yes it did honestly. i enjoy reading this place. before this fourm, i was only mildly interested. but now i am 100% interested. 

The problem with this place however is the censorship.

You should be glad of the censorship it also keeps you from being doxxed.