Neurosurgery Match Difficulty

[BirdsToTheBowl]

Hi!
I was wondering how tough of a match neurosurgery is. I got the opportunity to shadow a great doc, and am now intrigued by the field. Oh what a great thing the brain is!!
Anyway, is it as tough as fields like plastics,ortho and ent? is a high usmle required? does the prestige of my med school play a huge role in whether or not i land a spot? lastly, what can i do to bolster my chances of matching?
Thank you!! Year 1 is flying by so quickly!!

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[WhittyPsyche]

Look at Charting Outcomes. All the questions you asked are readily available.


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[fastlane]

Go read charting outcomes. Nothing beats cold hard data. To briefly answer your question, unfortunately, yes it's just as competitive or even more competitive than other Surgical subspecialties

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