Previously I was able to gain online access to all the JNS journals by logging in through the AANS signin. However, I have recently noticed that even after logging in, I no longer have access to the majority of articles. Did they take away JNS journal access for resident AANS membership?

i have nearsightedness, like -3.0 both eyes, thinking about doing lasik or prk to forever rid of my annoying glasses... BUT research is telling me that nearsighted people like myself see things close-up better and clear w/o glasses as I age, BUT if i get surgeries with PRK, this thing called presbyopia after i turn 40, will not get better! i am looking at Dr. Ben Carson and other neurosurgeons still wear glasses, so i don't want to get lasik or prk and then regret 20 years later because i cannot see good closeup while doing brain surgery, which means i will be a bad surgeon! a dilemma...any neurosurgeons here who did PRK and still no regret? if lasik/prk will hinder performance as a neurosurgeon, no brainer i will not do it, even if it means i continue look ugly in my glasses rest of my life of course!

Hey everyone! I'm a current medical school applicant fortunate enough to be able to pick between different schools this cycle. I have an interest in neurosurgery and wanted to ask about your perspective about medical schools with great educational, research, and clinical/shadowing/networking opportunities for students interested in this space. I've heard that programs like Penn, Columbia, Stanford, Pitt, and UCSF tend to have great track records in producing medical students who are highly successful in the match process.

I was wondering if anyone here would be willing to share some of the schools they went to or heard great things about and their experiences learning from the attendings and faculty there? I would also love to hear how you took advantage of your school's opportunities to become a neurosurgeon and any suggestions you have for new medical students.

Thank you!

Any thoughts on these programs? These programs are pretty close to the top of my rank list but I'm not sure how to order these. I'm most interested in complex spine deformity but am still open to the cranial world as well. Location is not a factor me. Autonomy and mentorship are pretty important to me.

M3, Step 2: 248, Step 1:Pass. 2 Honors (Psych and Peds), the rest High Pass. I'm in a school ranked T20-T30. Around 7 pubs (3 reviews, 3 retrospective cohorts, 1 basic science that is being submitted in the next month), various authorship roles on these. 

I've seen PD's on twitter comment about how brutal the match can be, want to be realistic and develop a backup plan. Neurosurgery is the dream and everything else is a job. Can anyone comment on their specific goal-oriented advice/recommendations. I don't know much at all about SOAP/Pre-lims/dual applying or other options. Would like some insight from neurosurgery folks and what specialty to pivot to, how, and when to do so. 

thanks

R they looked at differently than post-residency fellowship?

Does it differ by fellowship like spine (where u don't really need a fellowship) vs vascular?

How feasible is it to work in academics and private practice at the same time?

I only know of one person at my institution that does this, and not sure if he is just a special case.

Would something like work in an academic hospital for a subspecialty like peds while also working part-time private practice be possible?

Junior year resident interested in skull base. I’m equally uninterested in academics because of the general inefficiency and lack of motivation in house staff, which I’ve heard from friends is a fairly universal problem. 

I know the skull base market is shit right now but has there ever been a market for private practice skull base? I’d be okay mixing in some spine to fill in the gaps but would like to have skull base as my primary focus. Thanks in advance, don’t want to ask around the department as PP tends to be looked down upon to here.

Just curious how many people will need brain or spine surgery in there lifetime?

Any other chiefs or graduating fellows a bit underwhelmed by the academic job market? It is crazy to go through all this training and have little control over your geography or terms of your job.