advice for university student

[Need Things]

I will be a first year Biology university student in Canada and for some time know I have been really interested in Neurosurgery. I was wondering if any neurosurgeon or any resident or physician could shed some light on what it takes to be Neurosurgeon i.e. dexterity, hours, commitment, life outside medicine, pros/cons, academic/private practice; so in other words how is the field neurosurgery. I am really committed in going into medicine, I just want to know how this particular field.

Thanks in advance

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[Medstart108]

If I had a dollar for every pre-med who wanted to be a neurosurgeon and then changed their minds...

There needs to be a study. Find a bunch of premeds who want to be neurosurgeons, follow them for 20 years and see how many actually become neurosurgeons.

I think you would be best served going to the premed101.com forum or go find the "ask a neurosurgery resident" thread which I believe is in the pre-med section or allopathic section of this forum. Use the search function.

 

[Medix450]

premed101.com is a better resource for Canadian info. I think you should worry about getting into med school more than what you'll do when you get there. I volunteer in a lab that is run by a neurosurgeon and from the residents I've talked to I've received mixed opinions. Life style is hard, you're on call a lot of the time. If you want to be successful in a big city like Toronto, you'll definitely need to look in getting a Phd and have a solid research background.

 

[ConfusedChemist]

If you're from Canada, stop wasting your time worrying about specialtites and start worrying about getting in to a system with a 5% success rate if you're from ON. Neuro is years in the future