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Thank you! Yes some programs require a letter from my residency PD. Thanks for the clarification.

Hi all, I graduated from PM&R residency this year and am applying in the 2024-2025 cycle. My PD left the program this year, and I'm going to ask him for a letter of recommendation. My question is, do I need a letter from the new PD of my program? Or can the old PD just state he was my PD for...

I know this thread is old but this is a great idea, I’m in the same situation with a toddler, thank you!

How long should we wait before contacting programs about interviews? I got 1 interview at my home program, 1 prelim interview at my home institution, 1 rejection today. MSPEs went out today. Still waiting on a LOR from a non-PM&R doc (research mentor). I was thinking of emailing programs either...

Just curious - won't doing an away late in the cycle (like Oct/Nov) interfere with your interviews? I have rotations at Rutgers/Kessler and JFK, applying to UCLA for Sept.

How would an applicant with an MBA (part of an MD/MBA program) be received? I've heard mixed reactions by physicians, I was wondering what the perception of this is in the neurosurgical world.

Hi neusu, Thank you for keeping this thread up and running! It has been very insightful to have an insider's look into the world of neurosurgery. I believe this question was asked before (when you were a resident), but have you decided between academic or private practice now that you've...

Thank you for your thoughtful reply!

How closely do residency programs follow the 80 hour work week limit?

Thanks again neusu for replying to all of these questions! What can a neurosurgeon do in terms of international pro bono work? It seems that joining an organization like MSF is not really feasible since most third-world countries' hospitals aren't equipped for neurosurgical procedures (also MSF...

I think he's just going in order.

I've read "House of God" as well, and I agree it was funny/somewhat dark, but I can see why reading medical novels isn't the most interesting given that's what you do most of the day too. The Vertosick book is also quite good, and as death prophet said funny as well. Interestingly, both Firlik...

What neurosurgery-related books have you read/would you recommend reading, to get a first-hand account of neurosurgery? I've read "When the Air Hits Your Brain" by Frank Vertosick, "Another Day in the Frontal Lobe" by Katrina Firlik, "Brain Surgeon" by Keith Black, "Gifted Hands" by Ben...

Thanks neusu. Found out I'll have to repeat just the course over the summer (after 2 weeks of crossed fingers and neurotic grade-checking) so I'm breathing a huge sigh of relief (I think it won't show up on my transcript either if I remediate and end up passing the course). And I understand your...

Hi neusu, Thanks for starting this thread! I'm not sure if this has been asked before, but how would a "summer remediation" or repeating MS1 due to a failed class look when applying to residencies? I'm at an east-coast school known for putting students into neurosurgery (we had 3 this year) and...