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Hi everyone,
I'm a current third year frantically trying to figure out my life as everyone is starting to think about aways and the match next cycle. I recently finished my surgery rotation where I got cardiac as my selective and I absolutely loved it, easily the best month I've had in med school. The trouble is that I thought I was going to apply for neurosurgery this coming cycle. I've been working in one of the labs since the summer before M1 and my 2 mentors are a neurosurgeon and neurologist. I got lucky with some productivity the first 2 years and managed to put out 14 papers, but almost all cranial stuff/maybe a couple spine.
With that being said, what are my next steps if I want to go the I6 or maybe 4+3 route? Does one's research need to be specific for CT? Do general surgery PDs care if your research was in other fields/letters are from surgical subspecialists? Is there any way I could get away without taking a year off (my home program has I6). 259 boards and 3 honors with 1 high pass (in gen surg ugh), so far. I didn't do a ton of leadership or ECs the first 2 years so I likely won't get AOA.
I'm a current third year frantically trying to figure out my life as everyone is starting to think about aways and the match next cycle. I recently finished my surgery rotation where I got cardiac as my selective and I absolutely loved it, easily the best month I've had in med school. The trouble is that I thought I was going to apply for neurosurgery this coming cycle. I've been working in one of the labs since the summer before M1 and my 2 mentors are a neurosurgeon and neurologist. I got lucky with some productivity the first 2 years and managed to put out 14 papers, but almost all cranial stuff/maybe a couple spine.
With that being said, what are my next steps if I want to go the I6 or maybe 4+3 route? Does one's research need to be specific for CT? Do general surgery PDs care if your research was in other fields/letters are from surgical subspecialists? Is there any way I could get away without taking a year off (my home program has I6). 259 boards and 3 honors with 1 high pass (in gen surg ugh), so far. I didn't do a ton of leadership or ECs the first 2 years so I likely won't get AOA.