To all the attendings/residents out there: when did you know you wanted to pursue a career in neurosurgery? College? M1? Rotations? The day you realized your Step 1 was good enough? Curious to know if it’s even worthwhile to pursue an interest as an M1/M2 in terms of seeking out research and mentorship opportunities if you don’t know what your step score is like and if you haven’t actually rotated on a neurosurgery service.

Would appreciate if current residents and interviewing candidates can give advice to the upcoming generations of neurosurgeons, especially, in terms of what to do and not do on the trail/ during interviews..

Has anyone had any experience at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville? I know it's a pretty new program, I just happen to have a lot of family in the area so i'm considering doing an away there.

thanks!

Which programs involve spending times at a hospital in another country during training? I know UVA spends time in New Zealand and I've heard of opportunities at UWash in England. I'd like to spend some amount of time in the UK or Canada to see neurosurgery in a different perspective.

CRxCan anyone currently on the trail discuss pros and cons of these 2 places ? I'm trying to decide where to do sub Is

Does anyone know what slots (in civilian residencies) were taken up in the military match?

juan carlos miranda to stanford?

I've heard MGH and Stanford described as gentlemen's programs, where there may be lower clinical volume/workload and greater focus on academic pursuits, particularly basic science. 

Are there other programs that fit this bill?

Pretty much the title. My school requires us to declare our specialty officially soon. I just wanted to know what the sub-I timeline looks like. Thanks!

Has anyone tried writing love letters to programs for interviews? Or for ranking? Any success?