This MAY sound as if I'm asking what my chances are, but I hate asking such question because I know you don't have a magical globe infront of you which can examine all permutations and tell me my chances. But there's this thing bugging me that I must ask, and would request that you kindly throw your 2 cents at it (please, it would mean a LOT to me!)
I was thinking after finishing my neurology interviews and submitting rank list, where I would stand if I wished to apply for a neurosurgery residency. I was thinking that there's a bit of an overlap in elective rotations between the two subspecialties (Neurocritical care, neuro-surg elective in neurology residency, neuro-path, neuro-radio), and also clinical research. It also gives me 4 years of the best form of USCE, as a resident physician.
Of course it may not matter at the end! I might just continue on with fellowship, but I think I have a little bit of a problem with my motivations here, behind neurology residency.
There's another extremely important question. Please enlighten me a bit about federal funding for dual residencies. Thank you. EDIT: Okay I got to know a bit about it, but another curiosity is that, if you are completing a preliminary residency (whether gen surg or medicine), I presume going later into a terminal residency would not create any issues with funding, true?
I was thinking after finishing my neurology interviews and submitting rank list, where I would stand if I wished to apply for a neurosurgery residency. I was thinking that there's a bit of an overlap in elective rotations between the two subspecialties (Neurocritical care, neuro-surg elective in neurology residency, neuro-path, neuro-radio), and also clinical research. It also gives me 4 years of the best form of USCE, as a resident physician.
Of course it may not matter at the end! I might just continue on with fellowship, but I think I have a little bit of a problem with my motivations here, behind neurology residency.
There's another extremely important question. Please enlighten me a bit about federal funding for dual residencies. Thank you. EDIT: Okay I got to know a bit about it, but another curiosity is that, if you are completing a preliminary residency (whether gen surg or medicine), I presume going later into a terminal residency would not create any issues with funding, true?
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