Any current PGY-2 vacancies?

Advice as I progress into the second half of medical school on my chances?

Step1- 239
Research: 19 publications, 8 first authors. All sports medicine, cancer related. 2 other first authors under review. 5 conference abstracts. No neurosurgery specific research. Also have a drug delivery patent. 

Was averaging 255 on practice tests and was not expecting this outcome. Nothing to do but move on from here. Is step1 a deal breaker? What do i need to focus on going forward?

Thanks in advance.

Beef brogonaufs, I see these hot nurses at the hospital that I'm mirin' and these ugly residents talking to them?  Please aware me where is the best places to train to snag the hotties?  I'm talking hot nurses, hot undergrad girls, hot business school girls, hot med school girls (do they exist?), and maybe hot residents (tho at that point they are likely all taken).  I just want a part of the smoke show.

Thank brosefs

Currently on my first subI and everyone has told me that they have 5+ applying from their school when most years have 1-2. Do you guys think that this year will have a huge surge in applications? What have your experiences been?

Are there any young faculty who are distinguishing/making a name for themselves? 


Primarily asking re: academics/research

How should my third year rotations be set up and then my home rotation fourth year that will allow me to 1) be prepared for away rotations 2) be able to do a third or fourth  away rotation?

thoughts on importance of peripheral nerve training? Seems to be a growing field that not many programs have good representation in, on the other hand it's not terribly sexy and there's competition from multiple other specialties (ortho, plastics).

Which residencies train the best pediatric neurosurgeons? Obviously fellowship plays a big role, but do residencies at institutions affiliated with top children's hospitals (Boston, CHOP, Cincinnati) necessarily produce the best peds neurosurgeons? Specific programs please.

Hello,

I am a rising M1 student at a top 40 medical school and am interested in neurosurgery. While this website has affirmed the idea that neurosurgery is self-selecting, I have developed an interest in the field as a result of my working in a peds nsg lab throughout undergrad and working with the PI, fellows, and residents who rotate through our lab. My question is, since I do not go to a top 10 medical school, am I at a disadvantage for top academic residencies even if I have similar scores/grades/research/AOA  an Ivy League applicant? Thanks.

What are your thoughts on the best residencies for training spinal surgeons? Of course, spine is a major component of neurosurgery and thus is a huge focus of every program, but I wonder if any programs have particular strengths in/are well known for spine specifically, either clinically speaking or in terms of research.