So much of this forum is just anonymous name dragging and ego boosting. Hopefully medical students will understand that this is a profession that can have moments of selflessness. What was the moment, mentor conversation, or patient encounter that made you fall in love with the profession?

Anyone knows how PD will evaluate applicants with step 1 score and P/F grade for 2022-2023 cycle? It will be mixed.

Mostly just the ones with huge peds volume and good children's hospitals (i.e. Boston Children's, CHOP, etc.), or are there programs that particularly excel in prepping people for peds careers? Any intel on which programs dedicate the most time to peds rotations? My school doesn't have a children's hospital and I'm not sure what factors to prioritize.

What are the hours like? General surgery is pretty cush, does anyone know about NS? Thank you

Are there a lot of rivalries between programs in cities/states? How does this manifest?

Impossible.

I’ve noticed that the different programs and hospitals have different scrubs. I prefer green over blue. Do you ever wear your own scrubs like figs or something if you don’t like the hospital ones?

What do you guys think of MCW program?

is it possible to do both functional and tumor? Will I need fellowships in both to be more desirable both to future employers and future patients?

Dear all, please consider applying to a new position being offered by the University of Maryland Department of Neurosurgery:

Neurosurgery Research Fellow
 
Type: Full-time
Location: University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
Period: July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022
Salary: Competitive salary and benefits

Description: The University of Maryland Department of Neurosurgery is seeking a qualified candidate to become the inaugural Dr. Charles Bagley Jr. Neurosurgery Research Fellow. Dr. Bagley was an early contributor, with colleague and mentor Dr. Harvey Cushing, to the field of neurosurgery in North America.  Dr. Bagley started the Neurosurgery service at the University of Maryland Hospital (previously  called the “Baltimore Infirmary of Medical University”) in 1930, and promoted scholarship and innovation to improve the neurosurgical care of patients. The Bagley Fellow will engage in clinical research in the Department, with the goal of advancing ideas and information to improve neurosurgical techniques and patient care. It is expected the Fellow will maintain current clinical databases, and build and maintain new databases derived from the busy clinical practices at the University of Maryland. In collaboration with our research team, the Fellow will leverage these datasets to explore unanswered and new clinical questions. Current neurosurgery residents and faculty are actively engaged in many projects to which the Fellow will have the opportunity to contribute.  In addition, the most successful fellows may bring new ideas to explore and create additional projects with the neurosurgery research team. Access to clinical data is available in the specialties of neurotrauma/neurocritical care, brain and skull base tumors, open and endovascular neurosurgery, functional and epilepsy neurosurgery, and spine surgery.  If the Fellow plans to apply for residency training in neurosurgery or another specialty, letters of recommendation can be provided based on performance. The Fellow will not be responsible for any direct patient care.
 
To apply: Please submit the following
Cover Letter
Curriculum vitae
Two letters of recommendation
USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 CK score reports

Qualifications:

Medical school graduate OR current U.S. Medical Student
Passed USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 CK exams
Prefer strong background in database management and familiarity with statistics
Prefer track record of successful scholarship in neurosurgery or related disciplines

Apply here: Job Description - Neurosurgery Research Fellow (2100006J) (taleo.net)