06-06-2017, 01:16 PM
(06-06-2017, 12:16 PM)Guest Wrote: Thanks for the advice.
It's funny how things get interpreted in a post. When I said my home institution doesn't have enough research, it does not mean I don't like the clinical side. I love working with patients, I can spend the entire day in the OR, I enjoy it. I do have goals for myself in terms of academics, I just thought my home institution would be a dead end for me in that sense only. They have great operative volume which is awesome.
I apologize for making that assumption but now I am confused. You love the clinical side of neurosurgery and prefer to be in academics so of course you will be somewhat unhappy at an institution that isn't research-heavy. I don't see why you're doubting neurosurgery, all you need is a place with more research.