I'm currently an M2 at a very suburban/semi rural school with no home department or teaching hospital so neurosurg research has been largely impossible to obtain. For rotations we move to the city where there are a few other schools with research focused departments and I'm considering reaching out to try and get involved with some clinical papers during M3. I have one basic neuroscience mid author paper from late undergrad and a poster from last summer relating to GBM imaging but failed to get the HHMI fellowship so I want to do something to establish myself a bit more and make some contacts in the field.

1) How feasible is trying to do some clinical review work (>80% remotely) during M3 at a school/hospital I don't rotate at. It will be difficult to be physically present during normal business hours because of our lack of a home department. Completely fine with putting in mad weekends when not on a rotation that day. 

2) Who's the best to contact? Residents, program coordinator, PD, or NSG PI?

Anyone know anything about preresidency program at Boston University ?
How good is the training there ? would it help you get into residency ?
I heard they have good track of fellows who matched into neurosurgery.

Hi all,

MS3 here from a US Southern MD program, planning to do one away in the East either at Pitt or UVa. Heard great things about both programs just wondering if you guys could provide some information?

Across the country, who are some of the academic neurosurgeons that are known as the best at teaching residents? any standout mentors/teachers

conversely

any that one should avoid?

Has anyone rotated here and can share their experience? Which hospitals do you rotate through (since there are multiple affiliated ones)? Considering a sub-I here.

BfotiIs it better to get a letter from a big name academic person who may not know you as well or a letter from someone not nationally recognized who knows you better?

Thoughts on this program? I am thinking of doing SubI here. I hear they are having a big Chair being announced soon.

Cheers,
Hiayaa

Hey everyone. I'm an MS3 at a general SE medical school. I didn't get junior AOA, but didn't hit a 265 on Step 1 and have about 4 1st author publications and working on about 3 more for publication. Im wondering if the fact that i got 4 preclinical B's (And 3 A's) in my graded second year is going to hold me back from matching? I've go to all honors this year so far. Thanks!

(03-27-2017, 10:02 PM)Working Hard Wrote: FoHey everyone. I'm an MS3 at a general SE medical school. I didn't get junior AOA, but didn't hit a 265 on Step 1 and have about 4 1st author publications and working on about 3 more for publication. Im wondering if the fact that i got 4 preclinical B's (And 3 A's) in my graded second year is going to hold me back from matching? I've go to all honors this year so far. Thanks!

http://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/2.../99672726/

Go Dr Sills!

if you manage to shadow someone for many months,

and he gives you a very strong letter, do you think it would matter much at all?