So You Want to Be a NEUROSURGEON

So you want to be a neurosurgeon. Neurological surgery, or neurosurgery for short, is concerned with surgical interventions of the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves. To become a neurosurgeon, you must complete a 7-year neurosurgery residency program after medical school which often includes one year of dedicated research time. This is the longest residency program, start to finish, out of any specialty.
In terms of competitiveness, neurosurgery is consistently ranked among the top 5 most competitive specialties to match into, meaning you’ll need high Step scores and plenty of research.
The median salary for neurosurgeons is $680,000 per year making it consistently one of the top three highest-paid specialties, duking it out with orthopedic surgery and plastic surgery for the number 1 spot.
That being said, neurosurgery is known for having one of the most challenging lifestyles of any specialty, even beyond residency. In addition, the patients you treat as a neurosurgeon are often very sick, meaning that poor outcomes are not uncommon.
If you can get past those aspects of neurosurgery, however, you’ll get the privilege of working on arguably the most fascinating and mysterious organ of the body-the brain-and get to work in one of the few specialties where you truly have the opportunity to save someone’s life.
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[@Darknessinyou_Id]

i want to be neurosurgeon and i am leaving this comment that if i forgot someone like this and i remember this and got motivation :)

[@Books_And_Roses]

Smart

[@AmitamarAmitamarsingh]

You can do it

[@Darknessinyou_Id]

@@AmitamarAmitamarsingh thanks

[@Faintingbabymountaingoat13]

I’ve watched 17 seasons of greys anatomy so I’m practically a neurosurgeon 😂

[@dessmund5001]

Truly

[@danyelo9032]

@Real Neurosurgery there's something known as a 'joke' that exists in this world

[@NotL3nh]

@Real Neurosurgery that’s why he didn’t reply. psych 😐

[@yaniel7873]

are you serius dude😊?

[@jilliannnn_]

Yesssss

[@hysxo3062]

people in these comments be like “I’m in 6th grade and want to be a neurosurgeon” like let’s get past high school first lol 99% of you will soon realize the lifestyle isn’t for everyone

[@imgy1515]

im 4th year med student and i cant say that with my chest

[@myfavoritevideosofday580]

Please don’t discourage people🤢, just because you can’t, doesn’t mean they can’t. Maybe

[@tylerparadis501]

Literally happened to me.

[@hysxo3062]

@@myfavoritevideosofday580 I am in medical school applying into a surgical sub specialty. I’m not discouraging anyone, just stating the facts that many people will change their minds once they’re hit by the reality of the field (which is completely valid)

[@rexisretro]

@@myfavoritevideosofday580 no one is saying they cant. its simply the truth that most people do not even want this.

[@smellypatel5272]

I have nothing but respect for neurosurgeons. Not only the hardest and longest specialty to go through, but it usually entails a tough private life too. These are the people we should be celebrating in media, not social mediabimbos

[@malav_patel]

I’m currently a neurosurgery resident. Definitely very demanding specialty but getting to see the impact it has on peoples lives at end is truly inspiring

[@swathishetty1]

Being a Neurosurgeon (functional mainly) is my dream.. and I'll turn it into reality. ❤

[@mahmodulmozumder3194]

And you’ll be millionaire in less than 2 years 🎉🎉🎉

[@Xensha__]

​@@mahmodulmozumder3194only in USA with taxes you can't imagine☺️

[@aafiyamalik7987]

​@@mahmodulmozumder3194 so true

[@ElectrostatiCrow]

​@@mahmodulmozumder3194The tax collection agency wants to know your location.

[@nirhaber6149]

​@@mahmodulmozumder3194basically

[@jonahpierce3523]

I am actually a neurosurgeon right now, and would not recommend it for everyone! It's a lot of work, but if you specialize you make a lot of money and it is worth it in my opinion. I personally as of now pull in 2.5 million a year, so if you work hard it is much easier to achieve your goals!

[@derickwhitson2684]

Tips for someone that’s aspiring to be one?

[@jonahpierce3523]

@@derickwhitson2684 Work hard and never give up, no matter what

[@btsforlife336]

Im in 9th right now ik still pretty young but i really want to become a neurosurgeon, but everyone in my family and my friends keep saying that i shouldn't do it, it takes so long and some of my relative doctors say that you will literally lose your happiness in the process, so im kinda reconsidering, so any tips or advice you can give me 😊

[@jonahpierce3523]

It takes a lot of work and it won’t be easy but once you can get out of residency you start making waaaay more money. You also need to be smart and prioritize paying off student debt than buying things you don’t need.

[@YummyCracker]

2.5 million A YEAR? You’re living large my man (assuming the government isn’t taking too much from you)

[@gloriamasia]

I’m a 3rd year med student right now and don’t know what will be my specialty but I hope I will have the courage and motivation to do the right thing one day Will update this comment as I go along

[@pranisparkles3788]

Hey everyone, so my goal is to become a neurosurgeon and I am currently in 10th grade only, I will update this comment when I finish college, med school, and finally residency!!

[@ayoitszac6890]

How u going?

[@reaperwithascythe]

Guys I think they forgot

[@NatesNotes471]

Yeah

[@NJMgolf]

17 year commitment to this comment

[@wesleycoleman1590]

I am 18! Hope to see you in Med🥂 However, keep going going and never give up🙏☺️

[@floraally8346]

I just finished highschool and want to become neurosurgeon

[@MedSchoolInsiders]

Awesome!!

[@abdulrahaman0157]

I wanna be a rocket surgeon tho

[@tubax926]

Nah, not with a ebulga profile picture, nuh uh

[@dwaynethewokjohnson6646]

Beluga profile pic leads to jobs at McDonald’s

[@navinsingh7]

No, beluga profile pic leads to hecker.😅

[@MiddleWilder]

Become a neurosurgeon Become a founder of a company Become a professional athlete Win the lottery

[@dr.shakuni9626]

Im gonna to be a great neurosurgeon

[@9_mixl.]

Me too, maybe we'll work together

[@raushansworld5839]

Me too

[@lalalalalalalalalol]

you got this!

[@AzhagiyaTamilMagalChajvini]

Yeah same (dont mind my profile picture)

[@armaandhanoa3442]

I know you already have a video on this speciality but would love to see a part 2 to that. I don’t think 1 video does neurosurgery justice

[@maddiem8754]

Currently in school to pursue this path, take my MCAT in the spring and I just shadowed neurosurgeries this week. Definitely know this is what I want to do and am willing to work for it, but I absolutely hate the thought of research 😩 my least favorite thing would be to get stuck in a lab writing papers and doing menial work, my happy place is in the operating room

[@murraysolomon4924]

You have to at least pretend to be interested in research if you want to gain a spot in the more competitive programs.

[@tyrel3655]

There’s an average number of 11 publications for people matching into neurosurgery residency so if you don’t like research nsgy probably isn’t for you

[@maddiem8754]

@@tyrel3655 that’s quite an exalted statement, surgery isn’t all about research, it’s about the surgery. Other doctors typically focus on those areas and surgery focuses on the physical stuff.

[@tyrel3655]

@@maddiem8754 focus on getting into medical school first and you’ll figure out the rest later. Many students are taking a full year to do research during medical school in between m3 and m4 in order to even compete for specialties such as nsgy, ortho, and plastics.

[@sanitaaa9369]

Can you please do pediatrician?

[@nouriharratane9460]

to be a neurosurgeon has been my dream since I was 9 , now I'm 14 and it's still my life goal . I study (by myself ) medicine and I watch surgeries all the time . i really hope I will achieve this goal someday until then I will make sure to study really hard.

[@lalalalalalalalalol]

good job you got this!

[@dorottyamendler799]

Could you do "so you want to be an intensivist"? Please 😍

[@Spritecranberry48]

My hungry ah could never be a brain surgeon smh😔

[@Voiddorm]

BROOOOOO 😂😂😂

[@sipstealoudly1397]

Can you please do a “so you want to be an oncologist/pediatric oncologist?”?

[@sulaimanaljabari]

I'm a social person. I got into NS this summer. One of my friends texted me where did you disappear on the weekend of the 3rd week, this is my last week, I was speechless to say the least! Honestly I don't even see my family coming to think of it. It's like I got this new family of residents and consultants. It's fun, rich in information and procedures! It also takes a lot of time. This is my experience so far. I love the team that I've been with, but I don't like the speciality.

[@khoullahmasood9340]

Why dont you like the speciality??

[@sulaimanaljabari]

@@khoullahmasood9340 Hi, simply put it doesn't suit my life style. There is more to life than money.

[@marjoryamaya8194]

I’ve wanted to pursue this career since I was 13 I’m not 17 about to graduate high school and I’m finally going to be starting my career path ! Wish me luck :)

[@dacooldude7692]

What will you be majoring as your undergrad if you don’t mind me asking ?

[@Shailix]

@@dacooldude7692I don’t know what he’s majoring in but the best majors for any medical career in general are Chemistry/Biochemistry

[@mahmodulmozumder3194]

For the money?

[@l.s4742]

im currently in 11th grade, ive wanted to be a neurosurgeon since I was 12 (7th grade). Ill update this in a couple years to see where im at

[@randomname8652]

Have fun working 70+ hours a week

[@mirabPL]

Still it isnt that bad. Im in med school in Poland. 6 years of med school after high school, 1 year of intership and then 5 years ( usually it takes 8-10 ) of neurosurgery residency working 70-80 hours a week. But then you do not earn 680K usd but usually up to 10K PLN before tax a month, after taxes its like 1500-1800 usd a month for most people, if you're very, very good you can maybe manage to earn 3,5-4K usd but its top 5% of doctors. And yeah, cost of living here is similar to Germany that has 3-4x bigger wages ( after tax )

[@liv0003]

it's true that in the United States medical school lasts "only" 4 years compared to European countries but in the United States to enter medical school you must first obtain a 4-year college degree. You aren't unable to enter medical school directly after high school as it's in Europe. In the US it works like this; High school - 4 years of college and you have to obtain all the prerequisites to enter med school and then you can do the 4 years of medical school. You cannot enter medical school if you haven't obtained a college degree before, there are only a few direct programs in US immediately after High school but if you choose this path and you want to skip the 4 years of college some schools (few actually) offer direct medical program after high school but still lasts from 6 to 7 years (depending on the institution) instead of the common 4 years.

[@liv0003]

And you have to keep in mind that in the United States, both college and medical school are very expensive. If you don't come from a rich family and your parents don't pay for it, students usually run into student loans which they have to pay off later, on average student debt for med school is between $ 200.000 / $ 500.000 and you still have to pay this money back. Then the salaries here in the video are reported before taxes so a bit less than about half of the annual salary you see mentioned here goes to taxes. And anyway the salary reported here is the salary of neurosurgeons who have finished their residency training. During the 7 years of residency in Neurosurgery the salary is 60 / 80k ( before taxes) per year and you work regularly from 80 to 100 hours per week

[@duta.9100]

Was my dream long ago when I was little. Too old to go to school now 😢

[@cemtunamiitv7635]

Wish me luck I wanna be neurosurgeon and 5 years later i will have an interwiew with med school

[@funkystyle7249]

Can you do one on Child Neurology? I saw that Child Neurology is apparently a residency program that medical students match to directly without Internal Medicine in NRMP. Any more info you can tell?

[@murraysolomon4924]

Interventional Radiology: 1 year internship, 4 years diagnostic radiology, 2 year fellowship also 7 years but a little less than $680,000/year

[@MadCuzUBroke]

you’re not achieving any specialty whatsoever if your main motivational factor is compensation.

[@murraysolomon4924]

@@MadCuzUBroke This makes no sense. There is a minority in medicine who are very competent highly talented very bright specialists whose primary motivation for getting into medicine was high compensation and a high level security who have gravitated to higher paying medical specialties. This does not detract from a very high level of skill and expertise.. When a neurosurgeon is in the O.R. removing a difficult to remove brain tumor, he is not thinking about compensation. even if that was the primary reason for choosing neurosurgery as a specialty. Doctors are very good at compartmentalizing.

[@somatoes4667]

@@MadCuzUBroke funny how you made that assumption from a single comment. it’s always annoying when doctors talk about money (even just a brief mention of it) and members of the public go, “Bad doctor!!!” Why is it such a taboo to talk about money in medicine when literally everyone else in every other field of work does it?

[@user-uf6qb7sz5z]

Surgical resident like okong forward to do subspecialty in neurosurgery

[@anshumantiwari5585]

Hey which software you use for making such video please tell

[@AG-uj8ov]

I've always wanted to be a neurosurgeon starting from 4th grade. Even now as a 10 th grade I'm going into a medical program to become a CNA for my first step in the Medical field

[@dsdespina1]

Good luck being a CNA. I did it for 3 months, but wanted to quit after month 1. I miss my residents but not a fun job

[@AG-uj8ov]

@@dsdespina1 I mean i already know what they do and all. but could you pls tell me why you wanted to quit tho?

[@mahmodulmozumder3194]

For the money?

[@kacper6276]

My dream is to be a neurosurgen but I’m worried I won’t have enough for med school and then the extra 7 years of hard work

[@deborahsui9786]

cardiologist please😥😥😭😭

[@pierce1234567891]

Starting med school soon. Extremely interesting but the 7 year residency is daunting

[@Shailix]

With an average salary of $660k i think you’ll be able to look past that. Take it year by year try not to overthink the future and focus on the present which is graduating med school.

[@pierce1234567891]

@@Shailix thanks borat

[@minaxx7913]

Neurosurgery residents still makes tons of money, its training but it'll still be like you are actually a doctor.

[@pierce1234567891]

@@minaxx7913 you do not know what you're talking about lolll

[@minaxx7913]

@@pierce1234567891i probably don't lmfao. That's just what I've heard like 60k starting and still increasing as a resident. It's not bad. It depends where you are though

[@tahmidapon1659]

I also want to be a neurosurgeon

[@yahiaalmouieinternationalt7965]

One day🥺🥺😲😲

[@alyssareyes7472]

Any chance you can do nurses next? Like a CRNA! I want to join the medical field but I want to learn of all my options before I make a finalized decision.

[@lilSaltee]

Can you do so you want to be MD/JD and med-ped?

[@jafer78542]

Can u do dermatology

[@PrimeDiam]

Please so you want to be an oncologist / radiation oncologist!

[@feranmitony1518]

I have a question, can i do my residency in neurosurgery in the US after completing Medical school in my country Nigeria?

[@dollyadegbite7679]

I’m a not a medical doctor, but a medical student and yes you can, you will need to write their exams to approve you and it’s the usmle he mentioned in the video and you need to be matched , they don’t do interviews and employ , you will be matched into residency, if you’re lucky , you get in, if you’re not , till next matching which I think is once a year. This applies to US and Canada

[@dacooldude7692]

From what I’ve heard neurosurgery is extremely difficult. I know some people who did multiple gap years to get into neurosurgery

[@debapriyadas6435]

Yes.🤍

[@DebapriyaDas-ym2gp]

I found myself....🤍 I will keep coming!

[@chainsawslayer6325]

I plan to be a neurosurgeon Wouldnt say i would upload this post 13 yrs layer tho

[@mahmodulmozumder3194]

For the money?

[@Smart_Chick_]

Please do anaesthesiology

[@adrielisaacs9228]

He did this one already, check his channel.

[@Smart_Chick_]

@@adrielisaacs9228 woow ok Thanks 😌

[@deborahsui9786]

please cardiologist please 🙏🙏🙏😭😭😥😥😥

[@adrielisaacs9228]

He did this one already, check the channel.

[@iCrazy414]

Honestly, why doesn’t society just make adolescent medical schools (k-12)? Because, you’ll never get to live life till you’re 40+ of age. This is ridiculous

[@DoreenInarukundo]

.............. help what

[@Sky__2]

3:rd

[@Carter115]

first