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It looks like 1 in 5 spots don't fill from the match report: https://mk0nrmp3oyqui6wqfm.kinstacd...rology-Results-Match-Results-Stats_AY2020.pdf
Why is this?
Why is this?
Sorry, I probably should've phrased my question better.simply because there were most spots than applicants?
In neuro, we are fortunate to have overall more fellowship positions than residency graduates. Some are easier to match to than others. But the consensus is that as long as you’re not picky, you’ll match the fellowship you want.
~150 out of ~700 grads applying to stroke is a good number imo. Remember, there are just as many people interested in epilepsy and same can be said about neuromuscular. Also a significant number is interested in NCC. And let's not forget that 20% or so don't pursue fellowships.Sorry, I probably should've phrased my question better.
How come there aren't many applicants? Is vascular/stroke neurology not a desirable field?
~150 out of ~700 grads applying to stroke is a good number imo. Remember, there are just as many people interested in epilepsy and same can be said about neuromuscular. Also a significant number is interested in NCC. And let's not forget that 20% or so don't pursue fellowships.
Depending on where you train, I can see very little value of doing a stroke fellowship. If you spend 10 months of your residency on the stroke service experiencing 5-10 strokes a day, I don't think you'll gain much by spending a year doing stroke after residency, except for the credentials.
Likewise, my program is very stroke heavy. Besides, we don’t have stroke fellows so we act almost autonomously on the service. One of my upperclassmate match stroke for fellowship and he justifies it by saying you may see a zebra or two in fellowship that you may not see in residency. I disagree. I doubt there’s much more to experience beyond what we see.I don't know why anyone that went through my residency would ever do a stroke fellowship, given the volume and complete clinical independence in the acute stroke setting we already had as residents. Most of what I saw stroke fellows do is play Monday morning QB on rounds the next day.
Also, depending on where you are, behavioral, movement, MS and sleep are also popular, with neuro-onc and neuro-ID being fast risers in popularity.