Episode 2: Building Your Portfolio for Neurosurgery Match Success

The AANS Young Neurosurgeons Committee (YNC) presents a webinar series in collaboration with NREF to provide students and young neurosurgeons with timely information, education, and inspiration towards a career in neurosurgery.
This episode, "Building Your Portfolio for Neurosurgery Match Success," provides insight on matching in neurosurgery, and how the match process has changed in the era of COVID-19.
Host: Jeremiah Johnson, MD
Speakers: Stacey Wolfe, MD; Ricardo Komotar, MD, FAANS
Panelists: Joseph R. Linzey, MD, MS; Jasmine Thum DiCesare, MD; Sakibul Huq

[@UlrickSidneyKanmounye]

This series is amazing. Thank you NREF and AANS YNC.

[@xyliarubav9427]

Thank you so much for sharing with us your expertise. I am still a first year medical student outside US, but I know that Neurosurgery is a wonderful field that I am eager to be a part of one day. I know it's very hard for an IMG. But, I will do my best to shine and join in the next years. Thank you again for making us full of hope and excitement.

[@viragsheth6032]

So how you doing

[@willythewook6331]

Wonderfully informative

[@johnashley41]

I appreciate this a lot everyone. Thank you for your time.

[@babyboom4608]

Thank you🥰

[@omarsaad361]

Thank you so much guys

[@sergejbabic2261]

The first guy talking…just unreal ahah…it doesnt really matter phd, volunteering etc…u just need to be from a top school and have 20 publications and score 270 in step 1😂😂…i come from a place where one cant cooperate with professors to do research and the school is “small” how he said; really trying to make me give up on those dreams huh?😂

[@plutobaby9996]

Yea man but that’s the reality, the other Dr who wanted to be a dentist made it because she absolutely crushed every aspect of the match process and overcame the adversity of coming from a no name school and quite frankly, resilience is one of the characteristics thats gonna make a great neurosurgeon

[@Jackd10__]

The publications must be done in this field, right?

[@Jackd10__]

Do they also accept research and publication done outside the US? Ex: Italy

[@Hitherehealth]

is it possible to complete PGY-1 and PGY-2 both along, because before starting medschool, many people has also done neuroscience and neurology diplomas, which is also a part of PGY-1 year, so, is it possible?

[@Sam-oc2zw]

No you cannot complete PGY1 and 2 before starting medical school. You have to have graduated medical school before you can start residency

[@Hitherehealth]

@@Sam-oc2zw Of course i k that fact but my question is during residency can i combine pgy1 and pgy2?

[@Sam-oc2zw]

@@Hitherehealth no you can't unfortunately.