http://www.nrmp.org/wp-content/uploads/2...eniors.pdf

Looks like step 1 avg went down to 245, #pubs went up to 18

Thoughts?

Who are some of the strongest applicants this year? At least on paper...

Anyone know what to do? I’ve got two sub I scheduled, but the dates are so that the third sub I would have to be pushed back by 3 weeks into the end of September. I’ve tried calling or emailing, but everywhere either has a rigid policy, ignores me or doesn’t pick up.

Does this negatively affect my app if I just take the spot at the end of September, after ERAS submission? Can I still get a letter there?

Good evening, 

I am new to this board and would like some input from those with more experience. I am currently an M3 at a low-mid tier state school with no home program. I came into medical school married to ENT, however after scrubbing into some neurosurgical procedures and attending clinic, I think I am really starting to catch the bug. 

I was fortunate enough to score a 259 on Step 1 and receives honors commendation in years 1 and 2. I will hopefully be nominated for AOA and perform well on Step 2 as well. 

I currently have only 2 publications: 1 ENT case series in a high impact ENT journal, and 1 neurosurgery literature review in a low impact IM journal. In all honesty, I do not anticipate being able to be very productive with regards to publishing during this academic year, as I am focusing primarily on my clerkships.

So, if I do intend on applying neurosurgery, what is my most appropriate course of action? Should I take a research year? What if I want to aim my sights on a highly ranked program? 

I really appreciate any and all input. Thank you very much for your time everyone. 

Kind Regards, 

JASS92

Any reason to not take step 3 prior to starting residency? I thought about studying for it during 4th year to avoid the stress during intern year.

Hi all, 

Which programs impose known Step 1 cutoffs in extending interviews? Eg im fairly sure Stanford has a 240 cutoff. 


If this has been asked before, would greatly appreciate the thread link, as I couldn’t find it.

does anyone know what happened to the rhoton website? all the free videos and a decent amount of the pictures are gone.

Is it true that an applicant has a better chance at matching at one of the recently accredited programs ?

Anyone know of any programs that offer an enfolded spine fellowship? The only one I've come across is Louisville so far. All the others want someone that has completed residency training.

250+ Step 1. Recently started 3rd year, growing interest in NSG (the more I do rotations that arent surgical, the more I'm pushed this way). I'm not totally committed though.

The reason I'm posting this thread is because I am recently getting interested in the field and have ZERO research. I've got 1 unrelated poster presentation and one unrelated basic science paper in press (of which I'm a middle author). I'm worried it's already getting too late to get enough research to be competitive.