It is often stated that most neurosurgery residents go into private practice and most of private practice consists of spine work with little if any intracranial. Is this a gross overstatement or is it really the general trend?
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Private practice and spine work
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We see about:
60% Spine (Lamis, lumbar fusions, discectomies, ACDF's and trauma)
30% Intracranial (Trauma, tumor, bleeds, NPH, shunts)
10% Peripheral/Misc (Cubital/carpal tunnel, nerve/muscle bx)
-Mike
60% Spine (Lamis, lumbar fusions, discectomies, ACDF's and trauma)
30% Intracranial (Trauma, tumor, bleeds, NPH, shunts)
10% Peripheral/Misc (Cubital/carpal tunnel, nerve/muscle bx)
-Mike
how are your hours with that setup?
It's incredibly variable.
We have call for an entire week, every other week.
Off-call weeks average 7a-5p.
On-call weeks (god only knows) last week I don't think I got home before 8p and a few nights were 11p and one of them was past 3a.
Even call weeks vary a lot. Seems to come in waves. We might go 2-3 days with nothing and then end up with a couple of subdurals, spinal fractures, ICH's and 8 consults in one day.
Overall we probably average 60 hours a week.
-Mike
We have call for an entire week, every other week.
Off-call weeks average 7a-5p.
On-call weeks (god only knows) last week I don't think I got home before 8p and a few nights were 11p and one of them was past 3a.
Even call weeks vary a lot. Seems to come in waves. We might go 2-3 days with nothing and then end up with a couple of subdurals, spinal fractures, ICH's and 8 consults in one day.
Overall we probably average 60 hours a week.
-Mike
