Anyone know why Nebraska lost an intern?

https://www.usmle.org/announcements/

Today, the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) and the National Board of Medical Examiners® (NBME®), co-sponsors of the United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®), announced upcoming policy changes to the USMLE program.

• Changing Step 1 score reporting from a three-digit numeric score to reporting only pass/fail;
  

Let's hear them

I observed a resection of Primary Brachial Plexus Tumor via a Supraclavicular Approach and notices the physician used vascular ties to retract and position vessels - specifically the brachial plexus  C7 nerve root at the middle trunk of the brachial plexus.

The physician then used a hemostat to clamp the distal ends of the vascular ties to the surgical drapes. Is this standard? What other approaches do Neurosurgeons use to manage vascular ties? That seems a bit like an "OR hack".

Thoughts

Any programs have any current PGY 5 openings, looking for PGY 6 for 2020?

Are there any vacant PGY3 or PGY4 positions for July 1st 2020? Any residents looking to switch programs?

E-mail me at: AnonNeurosurgery@gmail.com

What are some programs which interview you while you are on your Sub-I as opposed to a separate date afterwards?

M3 on the east coast looking to apply to a sub-I out west in order to expand application geographically. 


I've heard Barrow, UCSF, and UW are notable programs. Are there any other west coast programs I should be considering in terms of student experience and letters of recommendation?

What are the best residencies for leveraging new biotech and getting initial round funding to humanize, take them through phase I etc...

Is is possible for (community vs academic) neurosurgeons to do a mix of functional and spine? I'm an M2 potentially interested in functional, but don't necessarily want to end up at a major academic center, where there would be enough volume to exclusively just do those cases.