surgery

Hello! I am a current high school student and was really interested in shadowing a surgeon. Particularly a neurosurgeon. Currently, I have shadowed an Internal Medicine doctor and a Cardiologist. Would a neurosurgeon (assuming they aren't busy) allow me to shadow them for even a day if I am...

I hope you don't mind us posting this, but it's very relevant to people on this forum. UCL Press have just released an open access textbook, Textbook of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, that can be downloaded for free in both PDF and app format (print is also available for sale). It can be...

Hi I'm wondering how the outlook for a vascular surgery or orthopedic surgery ST spot be like in rural locations in Sweden and in Sweden in general?

Hi I'm wondering how the outlook for a vascular surgery or orthopedic surgery ST spot be like in rural locations in Sweden and in Sweden in general?

I am a foreign medical graduate who finished internship in my home country and I am looking for a PGY1 position in any speciality. USMLE Step 1: 252 (1st attempt) USMLE Step 2 CK: 240 (1st attempt) USMLE Step 2 CS: Pass (1st attempt) USMLE Step 3: Result Pending ECFMG Certified Year of...

Question: I am a month into my obgyn internship year. In terms of gynecology surgical cases, I have been assigned to minors in the outpatient surgery center usually hysteroscopy with polypectomy/endometrial ablation/d&c. In terms of major cases, as an intern I am only allowed to manipulate the...

I'll be observing an eye surgery tomorrow morning. It'll be my first time in the OR, so I'm not really sure what to expect, other than the basic "Stay out of the way and don't lock your knees." I'm guessing that I'll be changing into hospital-provided scrubs before the procedure, but I know...

US citizen IMG Step1 239 step2 268 CS pass all first time graduate this coming year, no time gaps in my resume. Research experience, case report and several projects under current investigation but not in time for publication by the time applications are due. 2 years of research at Quillen...

Hi everyone ! So I'm 2 weeks into my internship at the surgery department at a hospital. I love it, but I can't help but feel like I'm not completely getting what I want out of it. So far, I've mostly been at the waiting room desk directing and taking people places throughout the hospital...

Hello, Here's to my first post on SDN. Thanks in advance. I am a 4th year medical student at a mid-high tier medical school. I am currently very crunched for time/stressed regarding choosing a specialty in order to be able to graduate and match on time. I started medical school under the...

Hello! I've been thinking about whether or not I will go the MD or DO route and I have pretty much decided that I want to go DO for multiple reasons. However, my future interests are in surgery mostly and I know that DO programs are generally more well known for family practice. Which DO schools...

I'm sorry if there is already a discussion about this, I definitely can't find it if there is. Anyway, I go to school in Florida but live in New York. I really want to get clinical experience but it's really hard to get anything when I'm only in one state for three months at a time. I can't...

Hello all-- I need your help! I was accepted into both the Cooper and the Rutgers @Newark Trauma Surgery clerkship programs, 1 month at each. I don't know which one to pick-- does anyone know which one is better/busier? Or which one would allow me to see the most intense/crazy stuff? Where I...

Hello everyone, I am looking for insight into the plausibility and general effectiveness of what I have been considering after my undergraduate studies. I am currently planning on receiving a degree in physics with a possible emphasis in medical physics within the next 2 - 2.5 years. I have been...

Hi there, I'm starting a DVM degree in University of Veterinary Medicine in Budapest, Hungary in September. I'm 25, so have a little more life and practical experience than those fresh out of high school or equivalent. Having worked for and shadowed numerous fantastic small animal vets I am...

4th year here. My surgery rotation was at a community hospital with no surgery residents. Worked closely with attendings though. Can any current surgical residents or attendings who are married (+/- children) comment on the demands and sacrifices required of a surgeon and how that...

Hi, I'm a 3rd year medical student. In the beginning of the new semester, I want to form an Emergency Society. There are some students who graduated this year, and were running a Surgery Society. They asked me to keep their society running as well, which is a good idea, cause I would have a lot...

I've been searching for programs that allow medical students looking for opportunities to work hands on (surgically) in developing or poor countries. My hope is to find a program that allows me to get early hands on experience that i woulsnt get in medical school and help people in need in...

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I've matched into a TY + Derm, but start out on surgery and am kind of worried. I took a year of research and have only had a few rotations in the last year. Is there anyone with some guidance/insight on what a surgery block is like in a TY year? I'm assuming it's less surgery and more taking...

Graduated at 2012, from gulf country med school, accredited by ECFMG, Finished USMLE step 1, 230, Step 2 CS, in 2013 only Step 2 CK remain which will be done in the end of this year. I have experience of général surgery in france for about one year and half. residency was hard, the prospect of...

I was reading a lot of the questions in this forum about kids and stuff and have been shadowing a lot lately ( neurologist, cardiologist, etc) and i always ask if they ever considered surgery in their field and most of the laugh it off and are like no way! They have no lives it's awful etc. I...

I was in the OR today and embarrassed myself in front of an attending with my novice knot tying, ability as I feebly attempted to close up laparoscopic skin incisions. I am still in the beginning of my third year and have had minimal formal teaching regarding this skill; at my medical school, we...

Hey SDN, I was recently offered an opportunity to conduct some clinical research in a 'slum' in India where I previously lived and volunteered before coming to medical school this year. The four week slot is basically a tabula rasa, and I am trying to think about the most feasible and useful...

Not sure where this belongs. Sure as hell isn't a Lounge topic. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/60-minutes-investigates-medical-gear-sold-during-ebola-crisis/ Stay safe out there folks.

hi, i am a NON EU medical graduate (india) and want to know about future prospects after doing residency in Germany? i have several questions and am sure there must be many doctors like me who would also need an answer for these....so, if you can help, please odnt ignore and help us!! 1. How...

I am an international student who has been in the US for the past 5 years. Due to a previous unsuccessful medical school application cycle, this time I decided to try an apply abroad just in case. I am European, so I thought that applying to school in the UK would be a good call. Fast forward...

I am an international student who has been in the US for the past 5 years. Due to a previous unsuccessful medical school application cycle, this time I decided to try an apply abroad just in case. I am European, so I thought that applying to school in the UK would be a good call. Fast forward...

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Hey guys, Just wanted to see if you experienced fellas can shed some light on my situation. I am a US-IMG from the beans and thank god I matched into categorical general surgery at a smaller program in Baltimore. I had originally gone overseas directly after high school, long story short I...

My SO announced that surgery is the specialty of choice. I am VERY nervous about what this will mean for our future. SO began acting with what SO described as "the surgery attitude" immediately following the rotation. I could live with it because I thought it was short term, now SO wants to...

How does getting into a surgical specialty work? From medical school you try to match to a surgery internship and do 5 years of residency. After that do you have to apply again to get into a specialty? If so what criteria do they use to compare applicants (grades, test scores ect.?).

I am an IMG who did not match into medicine. Does anyone know if it is worth it to do a preliminary surgery year just to gain experience/letters and try to match into medicine again after?

Hello everyone. I am fortunate enough to have been accepted to both of these institutions, and I had a small list of questions. 1. Board Preparation/USMLE: How active is each school's administration and curriculum in preparing students for the boards. 2. Match Lists and Future: I am from...

Hello everyone, I am fortunate enough to have been accepted to MWU-CCOM/AZCOM. I am a California native, and I definitely plan on coming back to CA for residency and eventually working here as a physician. I would be interested in EM/Trauma or Gen Surgery/Neurosurgery, but none of these are...

Hey everyone, Has anyone ever participated in the NYU Orthopaedic Surgery Summer Externship program? I'd love to hear anything and everything about it, and whether you'd recommend it. I am currently deciding between that, or doing independent research with a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon. Any...

I'm a Canadian IMG from one of the big 4 caribbean schools applying for surgery in the US this fall. Im trying to get some publications but right now all I've been able to do is a poster and some case reports. My step 1 is pretty good but not incredible (>250) I haven't taken step 2 yet (from...

Hey all, I'm applying to Perio this summer 2016 to (hopefully) start in summer of 2017. There are lots of threads on here about residencies from '06 or '07 and I wanted to know some more current/up-to-date info about various perio residencies around the nation. Which programs are heavy...

I started this thread so we can share new info available regarding residency in Germany. 1) My question is what is the competition like for surgical residency in Germany I understand it depends on the individuals CV and their German language level. Can someone shed more light on this?

If you do a 5 year general surgery residency take the boards, go on to a pedi surg fellowship, can practice both General and pediatric Surgery?