Recent content by mmmcdowe

It is all relative. One first author cell/nature paper will take you farther at certain academic institutes than 50 low quality clinical papers with 20 authors each. The problem is it is realistically easier to get 50 low quality pubs than 1 nature paper. You really can't universally depend on...

And don't underestimate the value of contributing to the forums directly. That's where the majority of good advice comes from.

Submit to conference and then the next day submit to publication. You are over thinking it. They just don't want you to submit things that are already published. It can take a year plus for a paper to get published once submitted.

I wish I had argued for block time rather than the communal time my group shares. It ends up with a lot of weird case orders. I have substantial control of my schedule, but surprisingly getting busier is harder than staying at the same volume. Despite verbal support actually getting new...

I enjoyed the whole process and each has had their own joys and frustrations, but it's hard to argue that my life isn't better in terms of finances, freedom, and free time now. I would do it all again if I could go back but I wouldn't do it again for fun now

Well to be fair, a lot of it is more the consulting service wanting me interpret what the radiologists mean by what they say rather than asking the radiologist. For their part, being reasonable with hedging is appreciated. For example, there is no such thing as a borderline Chiari. It is either...

The Student Doctor Network Classifieds are a great way to buy and sell your stuff for free! Validation Required: To reduce the risk of fraud, sellers must purchase an account verification before posting on the For Sale board. Once completed, you can immediately post ads on the board. The...

The Student Doctor Network Classifieds are a great way to buy and sell your stuff for free! Validation Required: To reduce the risk of fraud, sellers must purchase an account verification before posting on the For Sale board. Once completed, you can immediately post ads on the board. The...

The Student Doctor Network Classifieds are a great way to buy and sell your stuff for free! Validation Required: To reduce the risk of fraud, sellers must purchase an account verification before posting on the For Sale board. Once completed, you can immediately post ads on the board. The...

The Student Doctor Network Classifieds are a great way to buy and sell your stuff for free! Validation Required: To reduce the risk of fraud, sellers must purchase an account verification before posting on the For Sale board. Once completed, you can immediately post ads on the board. The...

Now coming up on almost two years as an attending in pediatric neurosurgery. AMA.

Your best bet is to print off every email and copy every written document you can find and find yourself a good lawyer. Since the original post has been deleted, I will close this.

To offer a slightly different opinion (as someone who does not run more than one room), you also have to understand that there are surgeons out there with a very particular set of skills that makes them, frankly, better at treating certain conditions than others. Star power isn't usually about...

I don't know of one. Maybe everyone moved onto discord.

Yes I can believe some would.