research heavy neurosurgery residency that is family friendly?

[Medicalgesia]

I'm a current MD/PhD student and will be applying for neurosurgery residency in a couple years. I want an academic, research-heavy program (especially in tumor), and I will also be married and (hopefully) have a kid or two during residency. I'm open to anywhere in the country. Obviously, many large academic centers have active research programs that suit my interests, but I'm curious if any of these are also known to be better or worse for residents with budding families. Any general suggestions for residency programs? Thanks!

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[Chakrabs]

I'm a current MD/PhD student and will be applying for neurosurgery residency in a couple years. I want an academic, research-heavy program (especially in tumor), and I will also be married and (hopefully) have a kid or two during residency. I'm open to anywhere in the country. Obviously, many large academic centers have active research programs that suit my interests, but I'm curious if any of these are also known to be better or worse for residents with budding families. Any general suggestions for residency programs? Thanks!

Please be more specific. What kind of male:female ratio are you looking for? Are you looking for programs that rotate at multiple hospitals or just one? Do you care whether they have gamma knife?

 

[Medicalgesia]

Please be more specific. What kind of male:female ratio are you looking for? Are you looking for programs that rotate at multiple hospitals or just one? Do you care whether they have gamma knife?

Thanks for your help. Sorry if I sound naive, but I'm not sure why I need to worry about the gender ratio or the hospital rotations. In terms of procedures, unless I'm missing something, learning all of the current/future treatment options seems quite necessary.

 

[Encephalectomy]

stanford fits, lots of residents with kids, lots of research, lots of md/phds

family friendly and neurosurgery is always a bit of an oxymoron, but stanford is more family friendly than many other programs

 

[Giggles88]

I heard from a resident at Michigan's program that they are family-friendly, and that they do their best to respect the resident's day off and stick to the 80-hour rule. He was married with kids and seemed extremely happy with his decision.

 

[Encephalectomy]

I've heard similar things about michigan as well