Tiers 2023

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Hopkins is the best program. We all know it.

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Seems like the big 5 programs are: Mayo MN, BNI, MGH, Hopkins, USCF

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Lol Hopkins and MGH shouldn’t even be top 20 unless this is a research talk

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This site is toxic. So much unfounded mudslinging.

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MGH is a joke amongst people who actual know the field Of neurosurgery, that is to say actual neurosurgeons, not wannabe Med students

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Curious about the context of your comment, is this your opinion from first hand experience? Did you interview or rotate there? Have you interacted with alums of the program? Are you a practicing neurosurgeon, resident in another program, or a student?

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As an oversimplification, MGH puts out surgeons of average skill into good jobs. The graduates aren’t great, but they’re not terrible. The only difference between MGH and other programs seems to be that they require a student to be “in the club” (boarding school, Ivy grad, etc) in addition to having good grades, research, and board scores. If you’re not in that club, say goodbye to that network’s opportunities. The door was shut before your first day of medical school for many people. These posts are all generally some expression of frustration with this and it’s being unlikely to change for the foreseeable future.

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Inbred
Vast majority of attendings from MGH, not up to date with modern techniques
As above poster mentioned, the name far exceeds their ability and experience
Lots of scut and double scrubbing, even as seniors
But hey, it’s MGH, and those who want to take part in that will do so

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Vast majority of MGH attendings trained* at MGH

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why is ivy league like this?

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The best predictor of being able to jump through hoops is a history of jumping through really difficult hoops.